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Movements of transmitter cranes to be seen again

Information from  Aivar Leito

English translation Liis

 

Estonian text posted 30.08.2018

 

„Hauka 3“ in home territory; trail camera image Urmas Sellis

 

Crane         Sookurg      Grus grus

 

Dear Crane Friends!

I am happy to tell you that now  the movements of our cranes with transmitters can be seen again in the Bird Migration Map (http://birdmap.5dvision.ee/EE), that is, the autumn migration 2018 season has been opened.

VIDEO: Badgers in August

Image from camera, video and summary  Tiit Hunt, www.rmk.ee

English translation Liis

 

Estonian text posted 28.08.2018

The badger family is doing well as before, two cubs are alive and in good health and parasites do not seem to harass them overmuch. Longer tours out of the badger castle seem to have ended for this year.

Last week the camera had recorded badger activities almost every evening and night and even during some morning hours. We have not seen the old male badger in his home burrow for some time but if he is well and healthy he will return home in due time.

Who is stronger, lynx or wolf? Who are the most dangerous animals in the zoo? 

Sisu

In the Hour of the Lynx that took place on the 79th birthday of the Tallinn Zoo Tiit Maran, the Zoo director, explained at  the lynx enclosure how scientists found out whether the wolf is stronger than the lynx. And veterinarian Aleksandr Semjonov talked about the most dangerous creatures in the zoo – and they are not at all the polar bear or tiger, not to mention the lynx! 
The Hour of the Lynx was arranged by the Friends of the Tallinn Zoo, the Animal of the Year group and the Tallinn Zoo.

Estonian text posted by the Animal of the Year team 26.08.2018

 

VIDEO: Good news for you

Screenshot from webcam  Gavril, LK forum

Video recorded by   Birdfriend, LK forum

English translation Liis

 

Estonian text posted 26.08.2018

Young osprey Jaak arrived in the nest without the plastic leg ring that had been tangled in the claws…

 

Osprey         Kalakotkas        Pandion haliaetus

 

Well done, if something disturbs, it has to be gotten rid of.

This was our only hope, and so it happened. The video shows that the use of claws has not been forgotten. Good that we got to know about it through the camera, otherwise it would have remained to bother both the watchers and the eagle-men.

 

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