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
Brown bears are preparing for winter hibernation
At the end of October brown bears are done with crowing fat layer under their skin. Brown bears start hibernate in November and couple of weeks before they are less …
Raised bog
About 23% of Estonia is covered with peat land soil and about 8% is covered with raised bogs. You will find raised bogs all over Estonia. Bogs started to develop …
Western Capercaillie
The speculated number of male Capercaillies in Estonia is about 1000-1500 birds. They live in big forest areas like Soomaa and Alutaguse but we can’t find them in Estonian islands. …
Estonian Brown Bears in discoverwildlife.com page 19.12.2013
In the DiscoverWildlife.com two photographers Remo Savisaar and Neil Aldridge ´s photos were published- http://www.discoverwildlife.com/gallery/estonian-wildlife-photo-gallery-neil-aldridge-and-remo-savisaar Some of the pictures were made from Natourest Alutaguse bear hide- https://natourest.ee/brown-bear-2/brown-bear-photography/ In the first picture you …
Brown bear watching in Europe
As most of our web visitors know bear watching can be done in Estonia in Alutaguse from one of the NaTourEst brown bear hides- https://natourest.ee/brown-bear-2/brown-bear-hide-rent/ You can have watching or photography …
Rackelhahn in Black Grouse lek
When female Capercaille does not find males in the usual lekking site and joins Black Grouse lek instead, hybrids between these two species can be hatched.
first brown bear tracks in Alutaguse
On Sunday I saw the first brown bear tracks in Alutaguse. If most of Estonia is already without snow then in N-E of Estonia I was able to track bears …
Alutaguse bear camera season is on
Brown bear camera season starts and the first brown bears were seen in the 7 th of April. Camera can be seen from page http://www.looduskalender.ee/node/19682. Camera is just next to …
Short Cranes concert
While looking for Pygmy Owl, Cranes gave me a little concert while i was looking at the sunset.