84 THE FOREST LANDS OF FINLAND. 



premium to the hunter who destroys one of these animals. 

 Notwithstanding this, the carnivori especially the bears 

 and the wolves still commit every year ravages on the 

 flocks and herds. 



The following statistics, drawn from official reports, may 

 be interesting : 



Domestic animals killed by wild beasts 



1861-1865. 1866-1870. 



Horses and Colts, .... 1925 1802 



Horned Cattle, .... 6129 5584 



Sheep and Goats, .... 15,323 14,061 



Swine, 1807 1400 



Reindeer (in the Government of 



Uleaborg), .... 4757 2714 



In the subsequent five years, 1871-1875, the four 

 Governments in the south lost in this way 



1008 Horses, 

 3894 Horned Cattle, 

 9265 Sheep and Goats ; and 

 791 Swine. 



There are no official notices of losses in the northern 

 provinces, but it is reckoned that these would not be less 

 considerable. It is reckoned from the data given that the 

 damage done in this way must amount to at least 120,000 

 marks a-year. 



Within the same period there were killed of beasts of 

 prey the following numbers 



1861-1865. 1866-1870. 1871-1875. 



Bears, .... 613 424 421 



Wolves, .... 2379 1553 1862 



Lynxes, .... 191 229 433 



Foxes, .... 9872 10,590 12,390 



Martens and Ermines, - 52 1 



Gluttons, .-- 239 114 195 



Otters, .... 47 5 72 



Beasts of prey not specified, 2060 



Of course there is a great abundance of game in many of 

 the districts of Finland, but up to the present the pursuit 



