January 2019

Position of the Estonian Ornithological Society
Photo by Arne Ader
Estonian text posted in Looduskalender 08.01.2019

 

Grey geese

 

At the end of the year, the Ministry of the Environment announced that it would support hunting of migratory geese to prevent damage to farmers. The Estonian Ornithological Society's Bird Protection Commission continues to believe that hunting geese on their spring migration is unethical and does not solve the problem more effectively than using non-lethal deterrence methods.

Video recorded by Fleur, LK forum
English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 03.01.2019

 

 

Fox; Red fox        Rebane or  punarebane       Vulpes vulpes

 

Video recorded by Fleur, LK forum

English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 28.12.2018

 

Bachelors’ club

 

 

 

Red Deer    Punahirv       Cervus elaphus

 

Let us look back in time . To the deer enclosures of Estonian manors animals were brought from Europe already in the second half of the 19th century. In the troubled times of World War I the deer enclosures disappeared.

Transmission provided by Teetormaja and EENet
Technical support HATCAM
Introduction Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee

English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 28.12.2018

The activities of the red deer (Cervus elaphus) can once again be viewed in the webcam in Saaremaa – the sixth season from the beginning in 2014. In a few months, at the end of February, it will already be five years since we could watch the doings of the deer in real time by way of the webcam for the first time. 

Photo Arne Ader

New Year’s Eve. Otepää

A Happy New Year’s Eve and best wishes for 2019!