Last Year I Was Lucky To Get To Work For The Our Saimaa Seal LIFE Project, Producing Brochures Among

Last year I was lucky to get to work for the Our Saimaa Seal LIFE project, producing brochures among other PR related tasks. I was happy to get to use my hobby in it as well.

The first picture is a part of a bigger photo demonstrating a potential nesting place for a seal.

The Saimaa ringed seal is endemic to the Lake Saimaa in Finland, and is one of the most endangered seals in the world. In the winter they dig a burrow under the snow, where the females have their pups. Especially the mothers and the pups are vulnerable to disturbances caused by human activity. The mother visits its pup to nurse a few times a day, but any noise or disturbance may drive it away, disturbing the pup’s feeding rhythm and growth, which can have drastic effects on its survival of its first year.

People walking, skiing, tour skating or riding a snowmobile on the ice need to pay attention to shores, banks or capes where the seal might have their burrows. In addition to human activities, climate change threatens the survival of this seal, as they depend on a thick ice and snow cover.