Domestic
Finland has ordered all wildlife gates in its eastern border fence to remain closed after the country recorded its first cases of African swine fever in wild boars. The Finnish Border Guard said the measure applies to every section of the barrier currently in use along the border with Russia and will remain in force until further notice.
The decision extends restrictions already introduced in south-eastern Finland, where wildlife gates have remained closed since 1 August.
The gates form part of Finland’s eastern border barrier and normally provide crossing points for wild animals. Authorities have now closed them as part of efforts to limit the movement of wild boars following the detection of African swine fever, also known as ASF.
Finland confirmed the disease for the first time last week after laboratory tests on dead wild boar piglets found in Virolahti returned positive results.
