The group of species is legislated to be nationally invasive (National list of alien species)

The group of alien falcons is included in the national list of invasive alien species. The group refers to the species which have passed along with humans from their natural range to Finland. Even the farm-originated crossbreeds and the farm populations of falcons that differ from native Finnish populations are considered invasive species.

The group of alien falcons does not include species nesting in Finland nor species that stray here e.g. on a migratory journey.

Invasive alien species may not be released into the wild, imported into Finland from outside the EU or from other EU countries, transported, transferred, bred or cultivated, disposed of, passed on, sold, marketed, or otherwise handed over.

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