https://yle.fi/a/74-20034978
"A record high number of Saimaa ringed seal pups have been born this year,
according to a count organised by Finland's state-owned wildlife agency
Metsähallitus.
A total of 100 pups of the highly-endangered seal species were counted during
the agency's census, the highest yearly figure since Metsähallitus began
recording Saimaa seal births.
"One hundred pups is a ten out of ten result. This record-breaking birth rate
can be explained by females being in healthy condition and the increase in
individuals surviving to reproductive age," nature conservation specialist
Miina Auttila wrote in a Metsähallitus press release.
The ringed seal population was especially higher in the Pihlajavesi area of the
Saimaa lake region, where Metsähallitus has previously noted that the numbers
were growing steadily in recent years."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-inequality-aids-south-africa-tortoises-galapagos/>
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