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More than 80 percent are of the opinion that there are too many wolves in Kuhmo. The majority of respondents considered the number of bears, lynxes and wolverines to be appropriate.

There are too many wolves, not so much other big beasts. This is the opinion of the majority of respondents to the Kuhmo large predator working group’s municipal survey.

About 950 responses were received to the municipal survey conducted between December and January. Two thirds of them declared that they were from Kuhmo.

More than seven out of ten feel that large beasts have been harmful to everyday life. The majority of them are of the opinion that large animals prevent the hobby. Every fourth of them experiences fear and more than four out of five say that the number of large carnivores has influenced their keeping dogs or hunting with them.

The majority would increase population maintenance hunting

More than half of the respondents would increase population management hunting of large carnivores. About a quarter would increase so-called removal permits in order to reduce the number of prey. Few people think that people should just learn to adapt to life with beasts.

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The ice crust in the Hange makes it difficult, for example, for owls to prey on owls and grouse birds to protect themselves in severe frost.

For many birds living in the forest, the search for food and protection is difficult in some places due to the ice crust on the surface of the snow cover or in the middle.

January was exceptionally mild in many places, and the frosts that came after the rains made the surface of the snow harden.

It is difficult for owls that use moles or smolts as food if they cannot catch prey through the ice cover.

According to Kärkkäinen, however, so far no signs of several starving birds have been observed. The weather in the coming weeks will determine how the owls will fare in those areas where there is ice cover.

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According to Metsähallitus, the cubs seem vigorous, even though the winter has been relatively mild even in the north.

The mink litter observed in Finland after a long break seems to be surviving well. All three puppies have been seen during the winter on the fells eating dog treats from the feeding machines, says Metsähallitus.

According to it, the puppies have appeared to be vigorous.

Even in the north, the winter has been relatively mild, which usually makes life difficult for the foxes, because their natural food, i.e. the cocoons, can suffer from the warm winter.

However, it hasn’t rained on the fells this winter, so there haven’t been any problems for the skiers. The success of the nymphs also directly affects the survival of the nael.

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Money is still the measure of efficiency and the best way to get one’s agenda through, at least in the corporate world, writes Thurén.

I got to know a graduate engineer who works in a large international company. He said that he is most motivated in working life by situations in which he manages to save the energy of large machines or reduce emissions through various actions.

If, for example, a large process industry factory can be made to operate in such a way that it does the same work but saves even 1% of energy, the savings when scaled up are enormous. Saving is often saving both in terms of emissions and money.

The Master of Science in Engineering is also the mother of a small child, and she is interested above all in what kind of planet we leave to our children.

We started to think about whether decisions could be justified or tried to be carried through by talking directly about the environmental aspect, such as emissions, biodiversity or the climate crisis. We came to the conclusion that no. Money is still the measure of efficiency and the best way to get one’s agenda through, at least in the corporate world.

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Squirrel and hedgehog chicks leave the nest after a couple of days if the mother no longer comes back to feed them.

In addition to cats, the Seinäjoki Animal Protection Society also took care of a lot of wild animals last year.

Of the nearly 300 wild animals, the majority were hedgehogs. A total of 236 hedgehogs were cared for by the animal protection association.

A particularly large number of orphaned baby squirrels also came into care, which were delivered to the association’s volunteer caregivers.

Squirrel and hedgehog chicks leave the nest after a couple of days if the mother no longer comes back to feed them.

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Around 20 percent fewer moose hunting permits were issued in Kainuu than the previous year. In recent years, the moose population has been reduced in order to fulfill the set goals.

The deer catch in Kainuu decreased last hunting season.

Around 20 percent fewer moose hunting permits were issued in Kainuu than the previous year. In recent years, the moose population has been reduced in order to fulfill the set goals. According to the assessment given by the Finnish Natural Resources Agency last spring, the deer population was at the target level in most of the deer management areas.

The Finnish Natural Resources Agency gives a new assessment of the elk population in February.

90.5 percent of the granted fishing permits were used in Kainuu. A total of 1,794 adults or fawns were killed. With a hunting permit, as a general rule, you can shoot one adult moose or two stags. Vaso was a little less than half of Kainuu’s moose catch.

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The government proposes that Metsähallitus transfers more than 50 forest sites nationwide to be permanently protected. In Kainuu, the total area of \u200b\u200bthe sites is about 1600 hectares.

The government proposes that Metsähallitus, for example, transfer forest sites to permanent protection in Kainuu.

The combined area of \u200b\u200bthe sites is about 1,600 hectares and includes, for example, Oulujärvi’s Kaarresalo and Kuostonsaari, whose demolition has been the subject of public debate for years.

In addition, Suomussalmi Pahamaailma, Säröaho and Elätinjoki are included.

The forests are estimated to have valuable natural values, and they are currently either in limited use or out of forestry use.

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The mining company NewPeak Finland has applied for permission to search for ore in a total of seven locations in Pirkanmaa. Each has been appealed to the administrative court.

The administrative court of Hämeenlinna has revoked the Australian-owned mining company Newpeak Finland’s ore prospecting permit in Nokian Metsäkylä.

According to the administrative court’s decision, it has not been possible to indisputably ensure in the permit order that the ore prospecting will not cause harm to the area’s highly endangered river pearl mussel.

The ore prospecting area is located in the immediate vicinity of the Pinsiön-Matalusjoki Natura 2000 area. It is a nationally valuable site, which is the last remaining habitat of the protected river pearl mussel in southern Finland.

According to Pirkanmaa ely-keskus, the quality of the water and bottom of the Pinsiön-Matalusjoki is already unfavorable for the endangered species, so additional loading can have significant effects.

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According to the measurements made by the Ely center, in many places the ice can support pedestrians, but snowmobiles cannot yet move on ice.

The thickness of the ice has increased from three to six centimeters in a few weeks. The total thickness of the ice cover varies between 24 and 44 centimeters.

Sections of load-bearing steel ice and more clumsy hard ice toss between the lakes. For example, in Peruvedi most of the ice formed is slush formed from snow, while in Korpijärvi most of the new ice formed is steel ice.

There is now enough ice everywhere at the Ely center’s measurement sites to support the weight of a pedestrian, but not a snowmobile.

Those moving on ice should remember that there can be considerable differences in ice thickness even within a radius of a few meters.

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There are no easy and cheap solutions, says Pohjois-Savo fisheries biologist Teemu Hentinen.

The importance of the Heinävesi route for valuable lake trout and lake salmon stocks is recognized in ely centers. Regarding the fisheries solutions regarding Reit and Palok, the authorities are currently investigating.

Eastern Finland’s fisheries centers published a petition on Wednesday, according to which the Paloki rapids should be restored and the dam and hydropower plant built in the 1960s should be demolished.

Will be delivered at the end of March

The investigation is carried out by the ely centers of Pohjois-Savo and Pohjois-Karelia. The aim of the report is to find out the fisheries solutions related to the hydropower plant and to prepare a feasibility and impact assessment of the alternatives.

The report takes into account, among other things, the effects of different alternatives on the fishing industry, the use of waterways, tourism, the region’s self-sufficiency and the goal of phasing out fossil energy.

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