{"id":1461,"date":"2018-04-25T23:04:34","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T23:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2019-01-03T13:01:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T13:01:51","slug":"european-mink-day-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/2018\/04\/european-mink-day-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"European Mink Day 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year we celebrated the European Mink Day for the third time in Tallinn Zoo and it was a great success. There were a lot of activities for everyone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing contest<\/strong>\u2013 Since we have about 100 minks at Tallinn Zoo and we also celebrated Estonia\u2019s 100<sup>th<\/sup>Anniversary of Independence this year, we decided to name our drawing contest \u201cEstonia\u2019s 100 minks\u201d. We invited schools, kindergartens (children aged 3-18) and also adults to participate. The best pictures will be added to new European mink charity notebooks and can be purchased from Species Conservation Boutique next year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/18.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1371\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/18-249x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/18-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/18.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drawing and crafts activities&nbsp;<\/strong>for smaller children<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC04780-e1493722827491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-997\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC04780-e1493722827491-200x300.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC04780-e1493722827491-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC04780-e1493722827491-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC04780-e1493722827491-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Excursions&nbsp;<\/strong>to the European Mink Breeding Center (which is a restricted area, where zoo visitors normally can\u2019t go)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1361\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/8-300x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/8.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/8-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mink radio tracking<\/strong>\u2013 Visitors had to find a mink mascot (who was carrying a mink radio collar) from the zoo territory. After capturing the \u201cmink\u201d they had to check if it had a transponder (which is an indicator that the animal is not wild born) and take all the necessary measurements (from paws, tail, ears etc.) like the conservation scientists do on the field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1376\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5-300x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/5-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cWho was eaten by the mink?\u201d \u2013 Participants had to go through mink feces to find any remains of its food objects (feathers, small mammal bones, fish scales etc.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16-300x225.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/16.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibition&nbsp;<\/strong>about European mink <em>ex situ&nbsp;<\/em>and <em>in situ<\/em>conservation work<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/N\u00e4itus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1468\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/N\u00e4itus-300x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/N\u00e4itus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/N\u00e4itus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/N\u00e4itus.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/N\u00e4itus-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mustelid trivia evening <\/strong>with the focus on e-mink<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/M\u00e4lum\u00e4ng.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1469\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/M\u00e4lum\u00e4ng-300x200.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/M\u00e4lum\u00e4ng-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/M\u00e4lum\u00e4ng-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/M\u00e4lum\u00e4ng.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/M\u00e4lum\u00e4ng-120x80.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lutreola Species Conservation Boutique charity sale&nbsp;<\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/pood.lutreola.eu\/en\/\">https:\/\/pood.lutreola.eu\/en\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lutreola-putka.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1464\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lutreola-putka-300x225.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lutreola-putka-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lutreola-putka-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lutreola-putka-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lutreola-putka.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year we celebrated the European Mink Day for the third time in Tallinn Zoo and it was a great success. There were a lot of activities for everyone. Drawing contest\u2013 Since we have about 100 minks at Tallinn Zoo and we also celebrated Estonia\u2019s 100thAnniversary of Independence this year, we decided to name our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,48],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1461"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1461"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1678,"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1461\/revisions\/1678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lutreola.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}