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The Saimaa ringed seal (Pusa hispida saimensis, Finnish: saimaannorppa) is a subspecies and glacial relict of ringed seal (Pusa hispida). [2] They are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 500 individuals. [3]
The ringed seal (Pusa hispida) is a ... (Saimaa ringed seal) ... and were considered 'not threatened' under the Endangered Species Act in 2006. Reliable estimates of ...
It protects e.g. the habitat of the critically endangered Saimaa ringed seal. Typical of the rugged scenery of Kolovesi, formed by the ice age, are craggy cliffs rising from the water. Cave paintings have been discovered in the area. Motor boats are prohibited in the area.
The Saimaa ringed seal is closely related to the Ladoga ringed seal, the populations likely became isolated from the Baltic ringed seal around the same time. The Saimaa ringed seal lives solely within Saimaa, a large freshwater lake in the regions of South Savo, South Karelia, and North Karelia in Finland. Current estimates place the size of ...
Linnansaari National Park (Finnish: Linnansaaren kansallispuisto) is a national park in the Southern Savonia and Northern Savonia regions of Finland.It lies in the middle of the lake Haukivesi, a part of greater Saimaa.
Photo of Pusa hispida saimensis, also known as Saimaa ringed seal, from 1956. Living only in Lake Saimaa, Finland, Saimaa ringed seals are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 400 individuals. [6] The conservation status of a species indicates the likelihood that it will become extinct.
A young Hawaiian monk seal has weaned and relocated, allowing a stretch of a popular Hawaii beach to reopen Tuesday after it was made off-limits to protect the endangered pup while it nursed.
An endangered freshwater seal, the Saimaa ringed seal, lives only at Saimaa. Another of the lake's endangered species is the Saimaa salmon. [6] Due to its rich, easily accessible asbestos deposits, the shores of the lake are the most probable origin of asbestos-ceramic, a type of pottery made between c. 1900 BC – 200 AD. The areas around ...