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Saimaa ringed seals

Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finland’s endangered Saimaa ringed seal population reaches 400

Yle News
Posted: Friday, October 18, 2019 at 16:07
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Conservationists have succeeded in smashing a target for numbers of the rare and severely endangered Saimaa ringed seal, with more

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Finland is considering restrictions on things like lakeside cottage construction in an effort to protect the endangered saimaa seal. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Finland’s Saimaa seal population on the increase

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 16:02
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Saimaa ringed seal populations are slowly growing, estimates state-owned forest-management enterprise Metsähallitus. The organisation says that the populace of the

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Rare seals from Finland’s Saimaa lake in danger, says WWF

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 17:45 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 17:48
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One of the world’s rarest seal species faces a renewed threat from fishing nets as a temporary ban is lifted

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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