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The Saimaa ringed seal
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The Saimaa ringed seal (Phoca hispida saimensis) is a subspecies of the ringed seal and exists only in the Saimaa lake system of eastern Finland. It is an endangered mammal, under WWF protection, with only 260 individuals remaining in the wild. But resolute conservation work over the past few years is beginning to pay off at last and the seal population has actually grown slightly.
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| Written for Virtual Finland by Marja-Liisa Karjalainen |
