#Norppalive

[homopakottaja]

Vuoden parasta aikaa!

Norppalive

[anirobot]

WWF Wildlive  –  Baltic ringed seal                            

[cypherdecypher]

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.)

[gangsterihamsteri]

norppalive tulee aina silti oleen ykkönen

Nyt on kilpailija pentulivelle

[tristealven]

i love them

[torillatavataan]

Ringed seal for the win, but I want to give a special shout-out to the Saimaa ringed seal which is a subspecies of the ringed seal. They are one of the most endangered seals in the world.

They are freshwater seals who only live in Lake Saimaa in Finland. There are only approximately 480 left and this is the improved number from less than 150 in 1983.

Unfortunately, due to fishing, many especially young seals drown getting caught in nets. They also need snowdrifts for their nests, so due to climate change, some years there isn't enough snow for them, so volunteers have begun to build snowdrifts with the available snow. Artificial lairs are also being developed.

The Finnish WWF arranges an annual Norppalive seal live web camera on YouTube. Norppalive best of 2021:

To make a donation to The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation for the Saimaa ringed seal conservation, use the following details:

Recipient: Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto ry Account number (IBAN): FI2850000120443071 BIC: OKOYFIHH Label/message: Saimaa ringed seal

The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation are actively working to secure the future of the Saimaa ringed seal. Our actions include e.g. campaigning for a ban of fishing nets on Lake Saimaa, plowing man-made snowbanks to help seals in their nesting on mild winters, participating in the legislative work regarding the seals, advising and guiding people, visiting schools and organizing public events to provide information about the ringed seal and its conservation.

The first image is from the WWF website, and the second and third are from The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation website.

honourable mentions who couldnt fit :(

crabeater seal

spotted seal

all the fur seals

[ruttotohtori]

Jälleen kerran miljoonayleisön kerännyt norppalive suljetaan kello 11.30. Kamera suljetaan muutama päivää aiemmin kuin oli aikomus, sillä kameran paikka on paljastunut.

WWF:n tiedotteen mukaan paikan paljastumisen myötä kamera sijoitetaan ensi vuonna mahdollisesti uuteen paikkaan.

Saimaalla on tänä keväänä yleistynyt ilmiö, jossa ihmiset lähestyvät norppia kuvaamistarkoituksessa. Silminnäkijöiden mukaan ihmiset ovat lähestyneet myös Norppalivessä köllötteleviä yksilöitä niin, että nämä ovat joutuneet sukeltamaan rantakiviltä veteen piiloon.

[ylakerrananimehomo]

ei saatana. mulla on parasosiaalinen suhde tohon norppaliven norppaan

[elperropan]

Soft Exercising with my friends from Finland. Saimaa Ringed Seals are rarer than mermaids and true masters of the Soft Exercise lifestyle.

Protected by valiant heroes of Finnish WWF, these tiny but majestic beauties can be found live streaming their techniques worldwide.

Can you spot them? Link to WWF livestream in my bio. Try it out!

❤️ 🍞 ❤️

-El Perro Pan

[yokyopeli]

Norppalive on palannut! Saimaa ringed seal live is back!

[hitodama89]

After a few weeks without spotting any seals at all in Norppalive, a couple days ago one of the cuties decided to compensate and spent pretty much a whole day posing for the camera! That sure was a good day for me.

(WWF has a traditon of putting up a trail cam that livestreams footage from lake Saimaa for about a month every spring. The idea is to let people observe extremely rare Saimaa ringed seals, but as the animals are wild no one can ever guarantee if they show up or not. Fortunately they usually eventually do.)

[hopeasusi]

Check out norppalive!

So WWF has this norppalive website that shows live footage of ringed seals and more specifically the Saimaa ringed seal. There are only about 400 of them alive. I suggest you check it out sometime!

[placecallednowhere]

Early morning mood... 

[teal-skull]

One twitter comment summariced it best:

"Norppakiven rauha 2021" "Peace of the Sealrock 2021"

Here’s a fun modern Finnish spring tradition: every spring for the past six years, WWF Finland has been livestreaming extremely rare Saimaa ringed seals in their natural habitat in Lake Saimaa.

The stream is called “Norppalive” (= “Seal Live”) and everyone loves it. There’s a Twitter bot that alerts people whenever there’s a seal on the stream, everyone talks about it, the seals are practically celebrities… and they’re also really relaxing to watch, since they mostly just lie on some rocks, scratching themselves every now and then so they can get rid of their winter fur and grow new fur for the summer.

And the reason I’m writing this post is that today, we saw the most dramatic event of the 2021 season: two Saimaa ringed seals had a fight! Check out the video here (action starts at around 0:30). I’m still shocked. I already called my mom about this, but I’m still reeling, so I want to share this with you.

There’s hope though, because as I’m writing this, those two seals are on the livestream again – but now, they’re amicably hanging out next to each other. The seals chose peace, or at least agreed to an armstice. I’m glad.