Today, on Sunday, Eesti Looduskaitse Selts, the Estonian Society for Nature Conservation,  celebrates its 50^th anniversary in the Estonian National Museum with the conference ”How to uphold the nature and culture of Estonia”

On Sunday nearly 400 nature friends from all Estonian counties will gather in the Estonian National Museum to celebrate 50 years of the Eesti Looduskaitse Selts together.

ELKS was founded on November 4th, 1966, on the initiative of prominent naturalist and culture personality Jaan Eilart and developed into a notable national movement for protection of Estonian nature and culture.

Video record  Ahto Täpsi
Photo Arne Ader
Translation Liis

Path of woodcock on Wednesday morning in the snow in Virumaa

Woodcock; European woodcock  Metskurvits; folk name also nepp         Scolopax rusticola

The snow on Wednesday morning quite likely surprised the bird too; for food it looks for all kinds of creepy-crawlies in the mud with its long beak. There is no panic yet to leave towards south since the soil surface is not yet frozen.

Most woodcocks have already headed towards south but some that spend the winter here can be seen almost every year.