A wolverine ran away in the center of Turku in the middle of a rescue mission – the police are tracking the wounded animal

According to the police, the animal is dangerous for humans.

The police are warning people about a possible wolverine in the center of Turku. According to the police, the animal may have been wounded.

According to the police, a wolverine roaming in the city center was being transferred to animal protection measures before it ran away near Puolalanpuisto. The local game management association has been alerted to look for the animal.

At eleven in the morning, the police received information that a wolverine might be moving around Turku’s Puolalanpuisto.

The wolverine escaped on Thursday morning

– A wolverine was found at the scene, which was able to run away. The animal has been free since then, says Pesonen.

At this point, TESY’s Pesonen does not want to say where exactly the task was and what time the wolverine was first encountered. Pesonen hopes that people will not go looking for the animal, but will let the authorities and experts do their work in peace.

Puolalanpuisto is located right next to the core of Turku, just a few hundred meters from Turku’s Kauppatori.

The police warn that a wolverine must be considered dangerous to humans if it is encountered. The police ask that any sightings of a wolverine be reported to the emergency number 112.

According to a report published by the Finnish Natural Resources Agency in 2022, there are approximately 400 wolverines in Finland. More than half of them live in Northern Finland.

– The observations are very exceptional in Finland proper. There are no signs that the wolverine population is increasing in the province. The local game association has been alerted and they have the expertise to track the animal.

According to Luke’s sighting map, the last sighting of a wolverine in Finland proper was made in early January in Salo. The observation is unconfirmed. In addition, a confirmed sighting of a wolverine has been made in Satakunta’s Harjavalla on January 21.

In 2019, a wolverine was seen moving in Helsinki’s Meri-Rastila.

*The news is updated*