EJS announces

Photo Arne Ader

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Estonian text posted 21.12.2018

Elk tracks

 

Our hunters honour a hunting truce at Christmas for the 26th time.

 

Why is it important to have a hunting truce period?

·       hunters values this as a vital and deeply ethical part of hunting. The hunting truce does not originate from the law: it is an tradition agreed on by hunters. Several societries keep it for longer.

Why is the hunting truce important?

 

·       The hunting truce during the Christmas  holidays is important for nature as well as forhumans. It is an ideal time to reflect on the relations between yourself and nature and to take the time and discuss the most important events of the ending year.

Image and video from webcam Liz, LK forum

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Estonian text posted 21.12.2018

 

 

Jackal; Golden jackal   Šaakal or harilik šaakal   Canis aureus

By now extensive DNA investigations have been made and almost definitely it can be stated that the jackals in Estonia have Caucasian origins.

Transmission provided by Elisa and EENet

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Estonian text posted 22.12.2018

The season has arrived when we can observe the birds visiting the winter bird feeder and see their doings for the 13th year. The images from the winter bird feeder camera at Otepää reaches all interested watchers through the cooperation of Loodusemees, Linnuvaatleja and Looduskalender.

Text and web camera records Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
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Estonian text posted 21.12.2018

And it arrived! When on Monday we still pondered whether the wolf would  show up  here then this morning a few minutes past 7 o’clock it was there.

It may be a lonely wolf in the area that showed up last winter too when the jackal camera was located about six kilometres from here on the Metsküla shore.