I've remarked that wolverines are the new wolves. These good-sized predators in the weasel family need a lot of wooded countryside, and cold weather. They have been hunted for fur, and as a pest.
This fantastic photo of a wolverine in Finland does not show the one in the actual story.
"due to trapping practices, numbers of the species have declined since the 19th century. They can still be found in the Nordics as well as far northern regions of Russia and North America.
There were an estimated 400 wolverines in Finland in the spring of 2021, according to the Natural Resources Institute (Luke). The size of Finland's wolverine population has increased tenfold since the early 1990s.
Southeast Finland's Border Guard head of communications, Enni Matikainen, said it is rare for officers to run across wolverines while on patrol. One of the officers who spotted the animal on Tuesday had not encountered one in more than 30 years, he said."
This fantastic photo of a wolverine in Finland does not show the one in the actual story.
https://yle.fi/news/3-12439790
"due to trapping practices, numbers of the species have declined since the 19th century. They can still be found in the Nordics as well as far northern regions of Russia and North America.
There were an estimated 400 wolverines in Finland in the spring of 2021, according to the Natural Resources Institute (Luke). The size of Finland's wolverine population has increased tenfold since the early 1990s.
Southeast Finland's Border Guard head of communications, Enni Matikainen, said it is rare for officers to run across wolverines while on patrol. One of the officers who spotted the animal on Tuesday had not encountered one in more than 30 years, he said."
Story has a link to twitter for a video.
https://twitter.com/kaakkoisraja/stat...