Meeting a large carnivore
If you come across a large carnivore in the wild, keep calm. You should not shout or turn your back on the animal.
The definition of a large carnivore is a large mammalian predator that preys on other mammals at the top of the food chain. These animals are usually not food for any other species prior to their death, after which decomposers turn them back into plant nutrition. Carnivores do not kill for fun; they do it to survive, live and breed, just like all the other life forms on this planet.
If you come across a large carnivore in the wild, keep calm. You should not shout or turn your back on the animal.
The views held by Finns are sometimes conflicting when it comes to the population management and conservation of large carnivores. Research has been conducted on how Finns think our large carnivore populations should be managed. This data has been collected via surveys, interviews and public meeting...
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has adopted the updated Management Plan for the Lynx Population in Finland and confirmed the hunting quota for lynx for the period 2021–2022. The management plan is a key element of the policy on large carnivores and management of their populations.