Metsähallitus appeals to people in the fells and wilderness: the golden eagle now needs nesting peace

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Metsähallitus appeals to people in the fells and wilderness: the golden eagle now needs nesting peace

Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos) in Kuusamo in September 2021.
The golden eagle is an endangered bird of prey, and its nest tree has been protected.

An eagle can flee from its nest if it detects a human hundreds of metres away. The chicks are then badly affected.

Metsähallitus is appealing to free-flight skiers and hikers in the fells to circle the nests of the golden eagle as far away as possible. The breeding season for the endangered golden eagle started in February and the hatching season is currently underway. A golden eagle can abandon a nest at the slightest disturbance.

According to Metsähallitus, hikers should continue their journey quickly if they spot a golden eagle nest or a bird flying from the nest. A golden eagle may spot a person hundreds of metres away and flee from its nest, in which case the eggs may freeze and the chicks may die.

An eagle builds a large nest of twigs in old trees on the slopes of fells and dunes and in forest islands in bogs.

Metsähallitus hopes that snowmobilers will remain on the routes used and free -to -free areas in hobby areas to keep natural peace on the other. The eagle has abandoned nests in areas where people have begun to move.

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The fate of Lahti’s ground-level power plant will be decided next week

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The fate of Lahti’s ground-level power plant will be decided next week

Opening a geothermal power plant would require several expensive repairs.

At its next meeting, the Lahti Welfare and Leisure Board will decide what to do with the ground swimming pool, which has reached the end of its useful life.

The proposal is to close the swimming pool.

Opening the power plant would require several expensive repairs, which in any case would prevent the power plant from operating in the coming summer. Even a basic renovation would require the replacement of the HVAC system, the pools and the maintenance building. The estimated cost of these is around €8 million.

The refurbishment does not include the measures required to develop the services of the outdoor swimming pool and does not eliminate the problem of accessibility.

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Venice entrance fee doubles for last-minute travellers

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Venice entrance fee doubles for last-minute travellers

Venice reintroduces the entrance fee and raises its price for last-minute tourists. Venice is the first city in the world to charge tourists an entrance fee.

A year ago, Venice became the world’s first city to charge admission. Its five-euro ticket was on trial in the city from April to July.

From tomorrow, the fee will be reintroduced and doubled for passengers arriving in the city with three days’ notice.

You have to pay an entrance fee if you arrive in Venice for a day trip during peak periods, i.e. certain weekends and public holidays. Once again this year, an unticketed traveller could face a fine of up to €300.

Tourists Basilica di San Marco in front of Venice.
Tourists in front of the Basilica di San Marco in March.

The entry ticket is the newest way in the Venice administration to strive to address over -tourism against the city, against which locals have rebelled for decades.

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