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Game feeding involves risks – Luke study finds out what kind of feeding is sensible and what is not

Game feeding involves risks – Luke study finds out what kind of feeding is sensible and what is not

Feeding game animals increases the risk of disease transmission to farm and domestic animals, including humans.

For the first time, the Natural Resources Institute Finland and the Finnish Food Authority have launched a research project to investigate animal diseases spread by game feeding.

Foreign studies have shown that when feeding areas are frequented by a high density of animals of the same species, certain parasites are spread from one animal to another.

– The risk exists both when individuals of the same species and when different species are encountered. Diseases that don’t otherwise jump from one species to another can learn to do so, he says.

According to Melin, for deer, it has been found that the denser their strain, the more they carry parasites and diseases.

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Europe warms fastest in the world, with 2024 the hottest year on record

Europe warms fastest in the world, with 2024 the hottest year on record

The woman protects against the sun under the shadow off the Coliseum.
A woman shades herself from the sun in front of the Colosseum on 13 August 2024.

According to the EU’s Copernicus climate service, 2024 was the warmest year on record for Europe. Europe is the fastest warming continent in the world due to climate change, according to a joint report by Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization.

Last year, an exceptional geographical variation in European weather patterns was observed. The eastern part of Europe was exceptionally hot and dry, while western Europe experienced above-normal rainfall and flooding.

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Climate panel: Finland should rapidly reduce deforestation and buy more electric cars

Climate panel: Finland should rapidly reduce deforestation and buy more electric cars

From the air, Nelostie.  The picture shows the road and on both sides of the wooded terrain.
At the current rate, climate action in forests is left to road transport.The picture shows a four-lane road crossing forests and logging pits in Leivonmäki.

The use of Finland’s forests must change to meet climate targets. Delays in other climate actions will increase the need to limit logging.

Achieving Finland’s climate targets depends on the amount of deforestation.

This is the assessment of the Finnish Climate Panel, the government’s climate advisor, in a recent report.

Finland will not be carbon neutral in 2035 if deforestation is not significantly reduced.

Looking should be reduced by up to 11-16 % each year.

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