284 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— F 
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. 1871-1876. 
424 421 
Bears, - - . . 613 
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 
