Please, remember that the posts published under ‘My Notes’ are not official, proven and tested scientific theories (unless indicated otherwise). While I have built them on my reading of scientific literature and observations, these are subjective musings. They should not be referenced as scientific facts.
Roe deer females – exercising during pregnancy?
Two beaver youth personality profiles
Beaver tail-slapping behaviour during the reproductive stage after parturition
Roe deer male territorial vocalizations – 3 phases (spring observation summary)
Badger observation (May 5, 2024) – a larger group in our area?
Nightingale observations (May 4, 2024) – song as a tool to regulate spatial distribution
Nightingale observations (May 1 – 2, 2024) – singing perch preferences
Roe deer observations in April – foraging preferences
Roe deer observation (Apr 29 and May 1, 2024) – conversation between two neighbours
Mute swan observations (Apr 28 and Apr 29, 2024) – male, female roles
At last – an otter in our town? (Apr 28, 2024)
Minam wolf pack, Oregon – reconstructing pack’s history
Tawny owls – comparing vocalizations between new vs. older residential pair
Roe deer observation (Apr 26, 2024) – a male sniff-tracking another species?
Roe deer observation (Apr 26, 2024) – five neighbour assembly
Scent is in the nose of the besmeller. Neighbours as affiliates
Scent is in the nose of the besmeller. Familiar scents as safe havens and golden standards
Scent is in the nose of the besmeller. Scent signal transduction via chemical-neural pathways (remedial benefits)
Roe deer observations (Apr 16 – Apr 21, 2024) – behavioural changes during cold weather
Beaver observation (Apr 19, 2024) – appropriating a log jam
Beaver observation (Apr 18, 2024) – do beavers take time to exercise?
Roe deer observations (Apr 3 & Apr 16, 2024) – a male with a unique vocal pattern
Unusual night observations after a windstorm – beavers, roe deer, tawny owls (Apr 16, 2024)
Beaver observations (end of March, April) – enthused and adventurous youth
Hedgehog observation (Apr 14, 2024) – savvy urban hedgehog
Roe deer observation (Apr 12, 2024) – my theory of males protecting pregnant females
Could sexual size dimorphism be preventing red deer males from greater parental investment?
Some thoughts on beaver foraging sounds
Roe deer observation (Apr 6, 2024) – territorial patrolling?
Tawny owl observations (beginning of April) – vocalizations near nest
Beaver observation (Mar 6, 2024) – long-distance leap-dive
Games that adult/subadult wolves play. My will be done
Hedgehog observations (end of March/beginning of April) – the vocal generation
Roe deer observation (Apr 3, 2024) – territorial conflict
Regarding beaver foraging requirements and preferences
Games that adult/subadult wolves play. Strategizing game
Games that adult/subadult wolves play. Social status dynamics game
Roe deer observation (Mar 27, 2024) – dispersing individual or meeting a giant
Roe deer observation (Mar 26, 2024) – territorial pressure
Hedgehog observation (Mar 26, 2024) – meowing?
Social learning opportunities in polygamous species (from kids)
Do beavers prefer woodland edge trees?
Roe deer observations (the week around Mar 20, 2024) – resuming territoriality
Beaver observation (Mar 20, 2024) – interaction with American mink
Roe deer observation (Mar 16, 2024) – fawn still seeking mother’s guidance
Beaver observations – an interesting family home arrangement
Beaver observation (Mar 14, 2024) – a locally exceptional family structure
Beaver observation (Mar 13, 2024) – last year’s kit protecting mother?
Seasonal microbiota changes in omnivores (brown bears as an example)
Captive wolves – unintentionally specializing in raven hunting?
Evolutionary history of wolves – choices wolves made to be together
Non-lethal wild boar control – ensuring highly attractive foraging and birthing habitats
Beaver observation (Mar 7, 2024) – sending a warning despite an ensuing conflict possibility
Climate change effects on bird nesting material
Beaver feeding behaviour observations – periodic shifts in foraging sites
Rolling in scent – aromatherapy? (plus types of cognitive processing
Could intraspecific learning result in similar genotypes?
Beaver observations (autumn, winter, 2023/24) – related families with shared behavioural traits?
Learning subordination as an intentional and desired path of life – wolves
Beaver observations (Feb 26, 2024) – ensuring alarm signal delivery for family
Larger pack size in wolves – motivational and psychological support in hunting formidable prey?
Roe deer observations (Feb 20, 21, 2024) – overcoming fences
Beaver observations (Feb, 2024) – keeping watch / mate guarding behaviour?
Hormonal changes during weather fluctuations
Two roe deer types – open habitat type vs. forest type
Age and status group differences in beaver tail slapping behaviour
Roe deer observation – Feb 8, 2024 (winter habitat use, anti-predator behaviour)
Beaver observations – Feb 9 and 10, 2024 (exception to central-place foraging)
Mink observation – Dec, 2023 (land crossing shortcut)
Roe deer riparian habitat use observations (autumn, 2023 – Feb, 2024)
Do beavers avoid trees that have been felled and sawed into smaller pieces?
Raising aggression levels through ‘performance art’ to increase testosterone in males
Far-dispersing vs. near-dispersing wolves and the implications for reintroduction
Umatilla River Pack, NE Oregon – retracing pack’s history
Do wolves hunt (mainly) resting or foraging ungulates?
Tawny owl (mythical) observation – Jan 27, 2024
Is vigilance the same as alarm? Roe deer observation, Jan 17, 2024
Beaver observation – Jan 15, 2024
Large predator impact on prey behaviour and herbivory via social pathways
Beaver observation – Jan 10, 2024
Roe deer vocalization – ‘the screech’?
Roe deer winter observations regarding grouping and territoriality
Yellowstone’s Casanova – interpretation of 302’s story
Large ungulate bud baths and nutrient dispersal
Resource partitioning within wolf packs during summer
Beaver monitoring through tail splashing
European badger lifestyle – social *and* solitary
Regarding European badger social organization (the importance of solitary foraging)
Snake River Pack, Oregon – following pack’s history (with a slight sidestory of Horseshoe Pack)
Roe deer observation – blood in tracks in December
Could landscape have influenced the evolution of litter size in wolves?
Do beavers leave summer-windthrown trees for autumn/winter?
Roe deer foraging along riverside – possible association with beavers
Eutrophication as an additional consideration in wolf-prey-vegetation trophic cascades
Exploitation of windthrown trees by beavers with respect to season and climate
Roe deer observation – meeting familiar individuals after brief separation
Some thoughts on Isle Royale wolf inbreeding and dispersal/neighbour relations
Observation of colonization by beavers after a prolonged intense rainfall period
Automated messaging system to advice on wolf-livestock conflict risk dynamics
Changes in diel activity patterns due to human disturbance and sunlight deficiency
Concerning beaver foraging behaviour – do they prefer felling trees?
Imnaha wolf pack, Oregon – following pack’s history
Spacing during summer foraging – a kit guarding behaviour in beavers?
Large ungulate resting site microhabitats
Prey, predators, health-check and micronutrients
Wild babies playing and modifying their environment
Traditional foraging behaviour in ungulates and land use changes
Starting new dynasties – female dispersal in wild boar
Two notes after having watched captive wolf videos
Biomass vs. micronutrient accumulation rates – could they be affecting herbivores?
Selectivity by stress endurance
The beginning of home-making in wolves
Wolf social interactions in captivity – Lava and Tyke (food/den interaction)
Adjusting bat roost box construction in order to facilitate new roost discovery
Could country tourism trails mitigate wildlife conflict rates?
Do wolves adjust territory patrolling ‘cycles’ and are they aware of their neighbours’ routine?
Small mammal population cycles and their effects on predator sociality
Self-discipline by breeding wolves?
Wolf diet studies – could there be differences caused by age and experience?
Do European hares never burrow?
Were semi-natural habitats always nutrient poor?
Roe deer fawn chasing off a corvid
The effects of population density on red deer stag quality and behaviour
Vibrations, plants, large herbivores and large predators
Observation of tail slapping behaviour commencement in beaver kits
Plant and deadwood biodiversity in the context of parasite/pathogen loads
Livestock bull emulating red stag rutting call?
Could large predators reduce parasite and pathogen load in the entire ecosystem?
Carcass distribution on the landscape – impacts on plant regeneration and scavenger prey species
An observation of dominance relationships in a group of bulls
Walla Walla wolf pack, Oregon – following pack’s history
Can social instability in wolf populations lead to reduced deer refugia habitats?
Fawns following female roe deer also after rut and roe deer winter grouping behaviour
Scent of roe deer vs. red deer
Forest openings, ecotones, forest-side meadows and animal thermoregulation
Wenaha wolf pack, Oregon – tracing pack’s history
Human-caused disturbance – seasonal patterns
Rituals of politeness and playing out future scenarios – testimonies to culture in red foxes?
The mystery of the origins of badger social life
Regarding the evolution of wolf population social structures
Reviewing the concept of sociality in animal species
Regarding (grizzly) bear eyesight and vision
Environmentally friendly dogs = socialized (cognitively-engaged) dogs
Possible reasons behind individual foraging specialization in European badgers
Moose observation in an unlikely habitat
Could inbreeding be related to sensory impairment?
Turnover in wolf packs – Voyageurs case studies (dispersal)
Has prevalence of polygamy and promiscuity in wolves changed due to intense persecution by humans?
Mate change in beavers – discussing potential reasons
Beaver territory size determinants and possible consequences
Could logging increase human-wildlife conflict rates?
Bear cognition – can object manipulation promote sociality?
Beaver dams as signals demanding respect?
Natural landscape elements to deter wolves as clear boundaries to announce risky zones
Bossy female or preparing mate for times of hardship?
Turnover in wolf packs – Voyageurs case studies (pup survival)
Circadian rhythms in plant activity – possible effects on herbivores
Why did roe deer not migrate into North America?
How did the Beringian wolves take over?
Turnover in wolf packs – Voyageurs case studies (confirmed mortalities)
Grassland restoration – how to remove excess nutrients but not to remove essential micronutrients?
Behaviour around carrion by other prey species
Do beavers dislike loud sounds very near to them?
Bird dawn chorus – shifts in distribution of the earliest singers
Are wolves born later in Central Europe than would be predicted by latitude and why?
Hunting by humans never constitutes compensatory mortality
Could body shape and predominant movement style indicate the most important activity in a species?
Rolling in deposits by other species – immunity-strengthening behaviour?
Do bulls learn dominance behaviour from mothers? Bull herd behaviour on livestock operations
Would a species learn to recognize alarm calls by another species that share the same predators?
Fun observation – roe deer, late June, 2023 (making decisions regarding human presence)
Voyageurs wolves – high pup mortality during summer/autumn, small pack size, smaller territories
Kin preference – another mechanism for self-regulated populations in some species?
Bird nest materials – seasonal availability
How do wild boar use space during winter?
Effects of predator den/nest sites on the host tree’s health and regeneration
Why are wolves in Africa small mammal specialists?
Could herbivore intraguild activities involve a self-regulating mechanism under natural conditions?
Alloparenting benefits non-related to reproductive success
Is it truly adaptive for wolves to be giving birth in April/May?
Reintroducing wolves to areas of ungulate overabundance – potential wolf health effects
Do animals have personalized vocalizations for specific individuals (‘names’)?
Hedgerows as preventive anti-predator measures
Pooping rates and territory size, defense strategy and sociality
Siberian roe deer in the Baltics – an additional cervid species in the European Union?
Do wolves dislike ungulates that have higher rates of woody browse in their diet?
Excrement, secretions and urine – a self-diagnosing tool?
Predator-prey dynamics in fog conditions
Dispersal in wolves – habitat use during migration
Dispersal in wolves – prevalent direction
Curious mute swan behaviour – observations from my childhood
Effects of artificial nest/den boxes
Bird dawn chorus – a nature’s clock
Ritualistic behaviour in wild mammals
Deer feeding behaviour observations
Animals talking to themselves? Roe deer communication observation
Age structure effects in harvested wolf populations – indicator of additive impact?
Regarding the null model in determining predator-prey effects
Bird dawn chorus – when to begin and who sings first?
Wolf pup playing with a dog pup – differences in focus
Experienced vs. inexperienced wild boar sounders
Badger popularity by other species – due to beneficial microbiota?
Riparian deadwood as a connectivity resource (travel within home range / dispersal / colonization)
Concerning snake basking microhabitats
Cooperative hunting and non-territorial mating – alternative theories regarding wolf domestication
Deer foraging on crops – perceived vs. actual rates
Bear-human conflicts – due to habitat homogeneity?
Friendly dog-wildlife encounters – potential benefits?
Roe deer males – higher parental investment than currently assumed?
Potential facilitation / engineering by wild boar
Plant diel activity – a part in predator-prey-primary producer trophic cascade?
Beaver engineering activity – moderated by predation pressure or disturbance?