The beaver male and female set up a family with strong bonds and the union lasts if possible throughout life. If one partner perishes (the beaver is the prey of many predators and it should be remembered that it is also a quarry of hunters) a new partner is sometimes found, to carry on the species
Video: Tarmo Mikussaar
Photos Peep Käspre and Vello Keppart
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Estonian text posted 06.02.2019
Brown hare; European hare Halljänes Lepus europaeus
The season has arrived when the brown hares begin to take an interest in the fruit trees in gardens. The thaw created a new and load-bearing layer on the snow that is covered by a fresh snow layer – all traces of activities nicely visible.
Video Ahto Täpsi
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Estonian text posted 03.02.2019
Screencap from webcam Biker, LK forum
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Estonian text posted 04.02.2019
Red deer Punahirv Cervus elaphus
As was expected the female deer have started moving around at the feeding ground. We have just not had any good images showing both sexes before.
For forest owners , the control of wild herbivore populations by predators is helpful.
Photo: Sergei Gorškov, https://wilderness-society.org
Estonian text posted by the Team of the Animal of the Year 03.02.2019
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The utility of large carnivores for the entire ecosystem is quite clear to all. For humans, predators are generally still considered a problem. However, a study published by Australian and US scientists in Nature Ecology & Evolution in 2018 was specifically dedicated to pointing out the benefits that humans receive from the presence of wild predators.
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