Co-authors: Louise Giovannelli and Irina Rotenko
Throughout April and May 2025, we conducted a study on wolf breeding within the Naliboki Forest (the central-western region of Belarus), covering an area of approximately 1,800 square kilometers.
Continue reading “Study on the wolf breeding in Naliboki Forest (April-May 2025): a short report”Co-authors: Irina Rotenko and Louise Giovannelli
In this short post, we examine the clear relationship between the abundance of wolf denning signs and weather conditions during the denning period in wolves in Naliboki Forest, the central-western region of Belarus.
Continue reading “Abundance of signs of denning in wolves in relation to weather”Co-authors: Louise Giovannelli and Irina Rotenko
In Belarus, female wolves typically give birth between the end of April and the end of May, with about two-thirds of litters emerging by May 10th. Before 2010, significantly earlier parturition was very rare.
Continue reading “Unusually early wolf denning this spring”Between 1987 and 1992, I conducted regular studies on otters at the Vilija-Minsk water supply canal. The research primarily focused on assessing the otters’ diet within this artificial habitat and analyzing their distribution along the canal and its surroundings. However, the study was not completed as initially planned. Since last autumn, I have resumed my research on otters in the area, although behavioral aspects were largely unexplored in the past. Now, we are examining otter behavior using camera traps.
Continue reading “Otters at the Vilija-Minsk water supply canal”The Zadrach research station was established in 1995 with the purchase of a modest peasant house (the brown one). It is located in the Zadrach hamlet, Haradok district, Vitebsk region, in northeastern Belarus. A second house (the green house) was constructed in 1996, and both were adapted for living quarters and wildlife research. Nestled within the densely forested upper reaches of the Lovat River, the station became a base for ecological studies.
Continue reading “Zadrach research station: aims, achievements and closure”Co-author Irina Rotenko
Over two decades ago, for the first time, I encountered a lynx family’s tracks showing that the mother had very small kittens in mid-December. The kittens’ footprints were almost half the size of a typical kitten’s at this time of year. A few years later, I observed this phenomenon again.
Continue reading “Something outstanding about breeding in lynxes”Co-author Irina Rotenko
In mammals, it is not uncommon for adult males to assist mothers or engage in continuous fathering, and the lynx species Lynx lynx shows such behavior as well.
Continue reading “Adult male assistance in lynxes in Belarus: ideas and inferences”Recently, another former lynx den was discovered, which was active in the months of June and July.
Continue reading “One more case of lynx denning”Dear Friends, Followers, and Supporters,
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Continue reading “Important Update: Changes to Our Donation Platform”Co-author Irina Rotenko
At the start of June, we discovered wolf pup tracks alongside numerous lynx footprints nestled between the root plates of two toppled spruces. We installed a camera trap at this location. Following our visit, the wolf pack seemed to have moved elsewhere. The camera trap documented numerically repeated visits by a yearling male lynx.
Continue reading “Accommodating a yearling male lynx in the original den where it was reared”
Zoology by Vadim Sidorovich 