Text and images Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
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Estonian text posted 27.02.2019
Most frequently new species have arrived to Estonia aided by humans, unintentionally or intentionally. Those that arrive naturally, so widening their spreading area, are few. One such new settler besides the surprising jackal comes from the fish realm.
Screencap from webcam Balistar, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 27.02.2019
Lynx; Eurasian lynx Harilik ilves Lynx lynx
Today the camera setup in Elistvere was dismounted.
Our thanks to the doers, the viewers and the LK forum. Even though the camera images were sent from the lynx enclosure at the animal park we still got some insight in the life of lynxes during the year.
Our best wishes to Estonia!
At dusk the young wolf was helped back to the forest by hunters of the Pärnumaa Hunters’ Association and wolf investigator Marko Kübarsepp.
Photos: Eero Nõmm and Marko Kübarsepp
Estonian text posted by the Animal of the Year Team 24.02.2019
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Moving along beaver paths you may also meet other semi-aquatic animals. Most frequently the American mink can be seen.
Posted by the Animal of the Year Team 23.02.2019
Compared to the beaver the mink is a quite small creature. A nature observer novice may even wonder whether they see an otter or a mink. The mink is small, body length stops at 30-47 cm, the otter is half as much longer than the mink – body length 60-90 centimetres. As always with semi-aquatic animals minks and otters move out of water too, splashing at the verge of the ice or along the bank of a water body. You will see their respective tails then and determine whom you have to do with from that. The tail of the mink is beautiful and fluffy! The otter has a rather stick-like tail.
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