Finnish-Russian project promotes coexistence of seals and humans on Lake Saimaa and Lake Ladoga (12.4.2019)

CoExist, a collaborative project focusing on the sustainable coexistence of freshwater seals and humans in Finland and Russia, has secured a three-year funding. Launched in April, the project seeks to enhance Finnish-Russian research collaboration and raise awareness of seal-human coexistence among different stakeholders. CoExist is a new larger scale opening in Finnish-Russian seal research in twenty years. The project explores seal behaviour and, in doing so, promotes the coexistence of seals and humans through education and information sharing. Read more