Non-human nature is often unpredictable and continues to surprise us. How can we take this into account and use it in ways leading to more robust conservation strategies? We analyse the emergence and implications of surprises in the context of conservation of strictly protected Siberian flying squirrels in Finland. Nocturnal, arboreal flying squirrels keep surprising surveyors, planners and landowners by their flickering presence. We use field interviews and other material to analyse surprises as relational and affective phenomena - both the surprised observer and an unexpected event are needed to create a surprise. We argue that surprises can help to reconsider situations and identify new knowledge about non-human nature, and hence improve conservation strategies.

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惊喜，惊喜-一只松鼠！学习保护意外

非人的本性往往是不可预测的，并继续使我们感到惊讶。我们如何考虑到这一点并以导致更强大的保护策略的方式使用它？我们在保护芬兰受严格保护的西伯利亚飞鼠的背景下，分析了突击的出现和影响。夜行的树栖飞鼠因忽隐忽现的存在而使测量师，规划师和地主感到惊讶。我们使用现场访谈和其他材料来分析作为关系和情感现象的突击事件-惊奇的观察者和意外事件都需要产生意外。我们认为，意外可以帮助重新考虑情况，并发现有关非人性的新知识，从而改善保护策略。