Tuija Rajala, Annu Martelius, Noora Viskari, Ville Honkakoski
There are four predators living in Finland: bear, wolf, wolverine and lynx. In 1997 there was at least 785 bears, 120 wolves, 116 wolverines and 795 lynxes in Finland. Finlands predators are not actually systematic unit and they dont consist of species of the same tribe. Bear belongs to Ursidae (Bears), wolf to canines, wolverine to mustelids and lynx to felines. These animals differ from each other by appearance and habits, but they all are big and they live in same kinds of areas. Predators legislative position is ordained by game law (1993), according to which predators have the same position as other game animals. Possible hunting must be carried on without endangering the population. Endangered animals and plants follow-up commission categorises bear and lynx as rare under supervision animal species. One needs a hunting permit to hunt these animals. All less than one year old bears are preserved and other bears during 1.11 - 19.8. Lynx is preserved during 1.3 - 31.10. In Finland wolfs are categorised as endangered species and they are preserved in reindeer management areas during 1.4. - 30.9 and in other areas all year. Wolverine is completely preserved endangered species in Finland.
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