The number of lynx in Finland has reached its highest peak in a hundred years, estimates the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute.
Last winter the country’s lynx population was estimated at between 1,350 and 1,500 individuals. The estimate is based on litter observations.
The figure seems to have doubled since 1994, when the minimum population was estimated at a mere 700 individuals.
In recent years the country’s lynx population has increased especially in the provinces of Southern Savo, Kainuu, and Central Finland.
In Northern Savo the lynx population continues to be larger than in the other game preservation districts.
Finland’s wolverine population, in turn, has grown at a more moderate pace.
Last winter it was estimated that there were 150 to 170 wolverines in the country.
The estimated minimum population has doubled since 1991.
In all, five wolverine litter sightings were reported.
