According to Metsähallitus, however, the work to protect the mink must be continued systematically, because, for example, the warming Arctic climate is a threat to the recovering mink population.
Cooperation between Finland, Sweden and Norway has produced good results in protecting the mink. According to Metsähallitus, a total of 762 mink pups were found last summer.
A total of 162 nests were confirmed. One of these was in the Enontekiö fells, when the mink successfully nested in Finland for the first time since 1996. Record breeding results were also achieved in Sweden and Norway.
– However, conservation work must continue systematically. For example, the warming Arctic climate is a threat to the recovering female population,” says Tuomo Ollila, Chief Inspector of Metsähallitus’ Nature Services.
The fox is still extremely endangered in Finland and extremely endangered in Norway and Sweden.
A fox is a canine animal smaller than a fox. Its main food is mountain mushrooms and moles.
According to the WWF, the mink was fairly abundant in Finland in the 19th century, but hunting almost completely wiped it out by the beginning of the 20th century.
Naali’s predicament is also due to changes in the variation of mole and smolt populations. In addition, the fox eats similar food to the fox and is also able to kill even adult foxes.
According to the WWF, the wolf could keep the fox population that threatens the fox under control if it were allowed to live in Lapland.
Naali was pacified in Finland as early as 1940.