#Saimaa ringed seal

[sealsdaily]

Heya!

How about the saimaa ringed seal?

Most Photogenic Thang

#not daily #saimaa ringed seal #asks #mod ribbon

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Special interest infodump time [facilitated by an art challenge I'm taking part in over on my instagram] this episode: The Saimaa Ringed Seal! The Saimaa Ringed seal is a subspecies of ringed seal endemic to Lake Saimaa in Finland. They have evolved separately from other species of glacial ringed seals for nearly 10,000 years after being separated in the forming of Lake Saimaa during post glacial rebound at the end of the last ice age. That prolonged and continued period of isolation has caused them to have broken off into their own, incredibly rare geographically specific and small numbered morphology [other animals to exhibit this include the Devil's Hole Pupfish of death valley]. Due to this nature, while they face endangerment due to the same reasons as many other seals [bycatch mortality, hunting, pollution etc] they also face it purely from a rarity angle, isolated species populations in the sub-1,000s are always going to be incredibly delicate by virture of not having the "padding" of large count numbers on their side.

That said! Conservationists in Finland work closely with the government to do their best to make sure these adorable freshwater seals have the best shot they can at sticking around, and Metsähallitus was very excited to report that this year was a record-high year for Saimaa Ringed Seal pups! Noting that their annual census for 2023 counted 100 pups [the highest count they have ever had! And a HUGE number considering the overall population of the species is estimated around 410 total seals] The organization thinks it's possible the continued increase may be caused by recent net fishing bans in certain parts of the lake allowing more seals to survive to reproductive age, and hope the bans can continue to expand to further parts of the lake as well to increase this encouraging and exciting momentum. Onnea teille pikku hyljit!! 🦭🩵🇫🇮

#embroidery #saimaa ringed seal #fiber art #fibre art #animal art #endangered species #conservation #marine biology #seals #traditional art #beadwork

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Animal of the Day!

Saimaa Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida saimensis)

(Photo from WWF)

Conservation Status- Endangered

Habitat- Finland

Size (Weight/Length)- 90 kg; 145 cm

Diet- Small fish

Cool Facts- The Saimaa ringed seal is one of the most endangered seals in the world with around 400 mature individuals. Only found in Lake Saimaa in Finland, they have been completely separate from any other species of seal for 9,500 years. While they exclusively eat fish, these seals eat almost every species that inhabit the lake. Despite this, the Saimaa ringed seal does not have an impact on the fishing industry of the area. Despite being protected from hunting for almost 70 years, the Saimaa ringed seal is on the brink of extinction. Due to the small size of the lake mixed with multiple bad breeding seasons in a row, certain fishing methods have been banned from Lake Saimaa along with artificial dens being installed on the beaches.

Rating- 14/10 (Check out Norppalive from WWF for some awesome videos and a live feed of these seals.)

#animal of the day #animals #mammals #seals #wednesday #september 6 #saimaa ringed seal #ringed seal #biology #science #conservation #the more you know

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[spigu]

Inktober Day 19: Plump

#artists on tumblr #inktober #colored ink #traditional art #seal #saimaannorppa #saimaa ringed seal

[mehilaiselokuva]

Finnish word of the day

Saimaannorppa

Saimaa (gen) + norppa

Saimaa: a place name of unknown origin. Largest lake in FInland

Norppa: Ringed seal. Probably a borrowing from Sami.

= Saimaa ringed seal Pusa hispida saimensis

The Saimaa ringed seal is an endangered seal living in the Saimaa fresh water lake. (It's very rare for a seal to live in fresh water!) There are about 440 of these little rolls left! If they die, the species will be completely lost. I'm very passionate about these seals!

Learn more about them (and maybe donate to them):

[This is Pullervo]

[This is Siiri]

[And one of my favorite pics] (from Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto)

#finnish #langblr #language #learning #study blog #suomen kieli #suomipaskaa #saimaannorppa #saimaa ringed seal #endangered species #endangered animals #seals

[jammiedoggo]

Finnish saimaa ringed seal

#furry #art #animal #feral #fluffy #seal #hat #finland #suomi #cold #freezing #winter #forest #northern #north #lake #saimaa #saimaa ringed seal #water #europe #wildlife #language #linguistics #uralic #finnish #stylistic #art style #digital #jammiedoggo #sfw furry

[fnafoceansoffun]

With Halloween being a popular time at Oceans of Fun, what better to bring in than a little goth rocking fortune teller? Salvatore, or Sal, may be aloof and unexpressive, but this skeletal painted saimaa ringed seal will captivate you with his fortune telling and mystic ways. Though he’s typically only available in October, he has been known to join the pinniped party for special occasions as guests want. Though he prefers to stay to himself, he will happily show his musical chops and maybe even share a nice shell he has collected to curious guests.

#sfw #fnaf oc #fnafoceansoffun #seal #saimaa ringed seal

[tokspoks]

Just as any average Finn the endangered Saimaa ringed seal loves to be left alone.

Seals usually avoid curious spectators, but as the lake’s ice cover melts they can be seen sunbathing on rocks, which helps it molt. However, seals get easily disturbed by onlookers, who get to close, and are forced to dive away. This causes the animal unnecessary stress.

If ever boating on Saimaa, please remember to take your binoculars with you, so you can enjoy the rare opportunities to watch this unique creature (they are super cute!). If you see a seal lifting its head and tipping its whiskers in the water, you are already too close!

These are some of the pieces i made for the South Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. I’m still trying to get used to digital art. I think I like how these turned out! What do you think?

#saimaa ringed seal #saimaannorppa #endangered species #art #nature

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captions on tiktok

posting this almost exclusively because now I wanna draw this beautiful chonky saimaa ringed seal

#tiktok #saimaa ringed seal #geodesaurus #wipideas

[finsateh]

#Saimaa ringed seal #Koli

[sealsdaily]

Today's Seal Is: Basking So Joyful

#submission #seals #pinniped #daily #saimaa ringed seal

[you-hate-time-travel]

The saimaa ringed seal is one of THREE lake seal species in the WORLD+???? what the fuck... i thought there'd be a few more but nay.

#the baikal seal is locally called the NERPA... in finnish the saimaa ringed seal is the saimaanNORPPA... languag! #talky tag

[neriyon]

I've kinda wanted to talk a little about other ocs so this should be nice for that. Opinions will be only about Hawu'li, bc listing all ffxiv ocs would make this even longer than it already is.

Doctor Riri (Arknights Doctor oc) - Probably yeah? Riri is way more overworked and tired than Hawu'li but I feel like he'd like how this weird feline would do his best to cheer him up. Maybe they can take a nap together and exchange tips on how to keep their tails nice and fluffy. Or maybe Riri can give Hawu'li some tactical tips for his next primal fight.

Seele (Arknights oc, Riri's close friend/bodyguard) - Absolutely! Seele might be completely mute but he wouldn't mind listening to Hawu'li talk. They both like similar stuff and would eat snacks together. Hawu'li might get tiiiiny bit intimidated seeing tiny "hyur" (Seele's like, barely 150cm) beat things up with just his fists but he's seen enough lala monks to not question it too much.

Enli (yup, another Arknight's oc, also friend/bodyguard) - Kinda, but Enli needs to take some breaks from this "feline who talks non-stop". Hawu'li would also pester the poor man for treats continously if he ever learned about the lateran desserts, and possibly be really, really curious because it's not like you meet angels every day on Eorzea.

Kuroto Hirose (originally Bleach oc, later adapted to general oc) - Hawu'li is actually kinda really vaguely based on Kuro so I'd say they'd do well together. Both have strong morals and want to help/protect others, and both have jobs that consist of travelling and dealing with various threads (WoL / shinigami respectively). Kuro is a lot calmer and they both come from very different backgrounds (Kuro having an aristocrat upbringing), but I think they'd befriend eachother quickly and like, watch movies together while talking about their interests. Or about keeping their companions out of trouble (Kuro's bf is a bit of a troublemaker) They are also both tied to "light" element.

Kohaku Sakurai (another Bleach oc, yay) - I honestly would never wish for anyone who values their life and sanity to meet Kohaku. That man can and will make you into research project if you show literally anything that gets him interested. He'd lock Hawu'li up somewhere and do endless testing on Echo, Hydaelyn's blessing and various other things. Hawu'li would be so afraid of him and just bolt it out of there the second Kohaku get's his caffeine crash.

Bonus: Kuro's zanpakuto spirit Tsukiakari - he'd hit on Hawu'li so hard, get frustraited with this cat's denseness and just flat out kiss him. They are also both purple

#answered wolqotd #oh and since AK has this whole animal thing #riri is vulpo (fox) seele is aegir (sea creatures) and enli is sankta (angels but with guns) #more specifically riri is based on the black fox that lights auroras in old folklore stories and seele is saimaa ringed seal #kuro is lieutanant in 13th division (his canon throws lots of canon characters/events out the window) and kohaku's random researcher in 12t #tsukiakari is light based zanpakuto and the spirit “tsuki” is very sluttily dressing ikemen who's both mentor and general annoyance to kuro #i'm also skipping all oc's with no fandom ties #this would be way too long otherwise

[anirobot]

This year, the number of the Saimaa ringed seals has increased by tens of individuals to around 480. Last year, the size of the stock was 436 the Saimaa Ringed Seals.

Metsähallitus' annual stock assessment describes the situation in January, when the stock is at its lowest. The survivors of the litters born in the spring will only be included in next year's assessment.

Thanks to conservation measures, the number of the Saimaa ringed seals has doubled in just over 20 years.

#yle.fi #suomi #finland #Itä-Suomi #East Finland #Saimaa #Lake Saimaa #Saimaan norppa #Saimaa Ringed Seal #Pusa hispida #Phoca hispida #Pusa hispida saimensis #Phoca hispida saimensis #480 #Määrän lisäys

[sillylilcowboyhat]

My drunk bf just sent me an email just telling me he loves me, never settle guys

#v fun email to get while editing ur uni paper about saimaa ringed seals