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36 - Wildlife in forests and boreal regions

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There are some animals that we find in Finland and that we are not used to see in France, I have listed some of them during my stay. PREDATORS SUCH AS LYNXES , eagles and gluttons still live in the heart of the country's immense eastern forests near the Russian border.  THE BROWN BEAR , once feared so much that it was taboo to pronounce its name (karhu), remains the most impressive. Having regained its habitat since the desertification of the huge fir forests of Russian Karelia, which was annexed at the end of the Second World War, it is no longer threatened with extinction. Its flesh has even become a delicacy in some Russian restaurants in Helsinki.  WOLVES , on the other hand, have almost disappeared. In Eastern Finland, the age-old hatred and fear of wolves is such that once a wolf is spotted, it is immediately hunted down.  THE SEAL living in Lake Saimaa, whose species is practically extinct, is legally protected. THE REINDEER must face several