Summary by Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 29.11.2018

The badger camera ends a season rich in events, “custom made” compared to earlier seasons in the sense that the animals pleased the watchers with being often present in camera view and not leaving the home hillock in summer for any longer periods.

A tiny whimpering cub could be seen already on the third day on-line between the jaws of the badger mother coming out of the burrow. The cub was brought to the outskirt of the sett to a freshly arranged nest. A second cub was transported in the same way a couple of hours later.

At least seven raccoon dog pups saw daylight in the badger sett with nineteen burrow openings The bustling of the “city folks” lasted day and night.

Video from ERR/ETV „Osoon“ programme

Video: LINK

In the start of the Osoon nature programme Peep Männil demonstrates how the monitoring is carried out.

We have been able to see the cautious animals and their doings quite often in the web camera.

Video Karl Adami, www.karladami.com/et/

Photo Arne Ader

English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 23.11.2018 

Bank vole       Harilik leethiir or leethiir       Myodes glareolus

The bank voles are most intensely busy when dusk arrives, but in the current weather, with little natural daylight and generally grey, in daytime too.

Video recorded by Urmas Lett, www.eenet.ee
English translation Liis

Estonian text posted 21.11.2018

Jackal, Golden jackal      Šaakal or harilik šaakal      Canis aureus

If the jackals still appeared to be rather skinny in early November then in this video from November 20  they look well fed and quite round  in their fresh winter furs.

Despite the temptation the cautious creatures keep away from the bait: the genetic memory of the species holds memories of how they were destroyed by poisons added to the bait in their established habitats.