What do wolves do in winter?
Studying young killed boar
We searched for traces of wolves on Tuesday, to make a clip about their winter activities. After a long and fruitless drive along the forest roads of Kõrvemaa we at last got hot observation info from Alutaguse. We went there and near Sirtsi bog we found very recent wolf tracks.
Walking only a few hundred meters along the tracks we discovered the wolves’ stopping place. Many tracks of various ages, markings and sleeping spots. The wolves had left here only recently. We searched some more and found a freshly clean-chewed boar skull. Near the blood puddle and hair tufts we noticed drag trails. A bit further along that there was a freshly slain wild boar piglet on the ground. Already somewhat eaten from, but still warm. Only now we realised that in our great discovery enthusiasm we had scared off the wolves from their prey. We quickly made some more film snatches and left, to let the wolves get on with their doings.
Evidence of wolf activities can be searched on the wolf track snowshoe tours organised by nature tour company 360 kraadi.
The wolf film clip can be seen in the ERR programme Osoon on January 16 at 20.05 (Estonian time).
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