In the Latvian badger cameras it has been noted that badgers are not only twilight creatures but can also come out on a warm summer day to enjoy the sun and groom the coat. The Latvians are also using the camera to study the hierarchy of the clan; evidently we will hear more about this in the future.
Video: Latvian Museum of Natural History /  Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava

Posted by the Animal of the Year team

For the second year in a row we have an Animal of the Year common with the Latvians – the badger, so we will also report some of their work. To start with, the Latvians have badger cameras too only they are not directly accessible to a large audience by direct stream; from time to time interesting videos are posted on the home page of the Latvian Museum of Natural History. Latvian representatives of the Animal of the Year have also visited Estonia to see what we are doing. At the Badger Twilight Night last Thursday in the Tallinn zoo we discussed how to make the Latvian video clips easier accessible for Estonian badger friends. From the Tallinn visit a nice video was posted on the Facebook page of the Latvian Museum of Natural History where also  the contribution of Looduskalender is gratefully acknowledged.

From it also a cute little video of a racoon dog visitor. We see the raccoon dog in its summertime slim beauty in the beginning of the video:

Video: Latvian Museum of Natural History / Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava