The cold first two months of the year have given way to a very early spring. Some bird species have returned to Finland well ahead of schedule, but there’s still a risk of wintry conditions.
Metsähallitus achieved its best-ever business results last year, thanks to the high price of timber – but it’s forbidden from investing those profits in its Parks & Wildlife division.
An unsettled start to their slumber, and the early-than-planned wake-up call, means the bears only caught about three weeks of uninterrupted sleep this winter.
The legislative amendment follows last year’s decision by the European Court of Justice, which upheld a logging ban during the nesting season in Estonia.