The Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis had sharply criticised the government's handling of the wolf-hunting legislation. Finnish Parliament has approved an amendment to the Hunting Act to allow ...

LUXEMBOURG (CN) — Despite their long cultural traditions, Finland and Austria must abolish the practice of bird hunting under an order issued Thursday by the European Court of Justice. “By authorizing ...

Finland has been savaged by the European Court of Justice for authorising wolf hunting without proving the activity would not cause long-term damage to populations of the predator. The European Court ...

Allowing the hunting of wolves to protect livestock is unacceptable as it is not proven that the occasional predation on domestic animals meets the legal definition of serious damage, the ECJ has held ...

Cubs of less than a year old are protected from hunters. Permits to shoot 70 bears will be issued for the reindeer herding areas of northern Finland, 20 fewer than last year. ( Pentti Kallinen / Yle ) ...

New regulations related to the hunting of the Baltic ringed seal will come into effect from the beginning of August, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has announced. In a press release, the ...