The first migrating birds, such as Cranes, Starlings, Northern Lapwings and Greylag Geese, arrived some weeks ago and today morning, the air was already filled with Woodlark songs. In most …
Grouse in Estonian autumn
The year of the Western Capercaillie is ending in about a week. Now it’s a good time to look back at some of the encounters we had with this forest …
Some positive notes for Estonian forests and biodeviersity
Today it was announced that the Estonian Naturalist’s Society (LUS) is leading a project which aims to carry out the inventory of Woodland Key Habitats (WKH) in Estonia and to …
Alutaguse – Estonia’s youngest national park
We are happy to announce that Estonia has now one more national park – Alutaguse. The idea of establishing Alutaguse National Park was already considered at the beginning of 1920s, …
New winter guests have arrived
The thermometer has shown degrees below zero now for more than a month. One night the thermometer on one of our tracking cameras even showed -31°C. This means that all the …
A rare encounter with the Western Capercailllie
The first month of the year has flown by, bringing snow and temperatures below zero. Watching the snowstorm behind the windows of our NaTourEst office in Tallinn, it feels a …
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Winter guests near the new brown bear hide
December means that all the bears, who gave us unforgettable emotions from early spring to late autumn, have become dormant. The last active Brown Bear was captured by our camera …
Young Ural Owl
Our group managed to see nice Ural Owl nest with one chick on nest. Jarek got this young one on the photo waiting for a food.
Good Pygmy Owl year
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Wanderlust latest issue
From the latest Wanderlust issue September 2013, William Gray writes about Estonian brown bears. He visited Natourest brown bear hide and Alutaguse area in May 2013. Read the latest issue http://www.wanderlust.co.uk