VIDEO: Roe deer must struggle to get food this year
Video recorded and saved by Ahto Täpsi
English translation Liis
Estonian text posted 02.02.2019
Roe deer Metskits or kaber Capreolus capreolus
The snow cover is thick and has become layered from the intermediate thaws; layers of ice have remained in the snow. The snowfall and thaw at the weekend do not make the life of roe deer easier. The ice layers already damage their legs. It takes time and energy to get to the food and a sleeping place for the night must be dug out down to the ground – otherwise the deer may get pneumonia.