Riesto stirnas. Stāsta Vilnis Skuja

Roe deer are breeding in July and August. Males fight for and defend their territory against other males by marking it with their scent which they leave on every other bush they butt and on the ground they scratch. Often in the meadows there are circles with diameter of 2-3 m. These are made by roebuck and its mate in a peculiar mating dance during which doe circle around small bush or clump while roebuck is trying to keep up.
Fawns are born in June as the Roe deer has a long latent period of pregnancy. Implantation of the embryo usually occurs in January.
This video was produced by Slitere National Park Administration as a contribution to the Baltic Green Belt project, which is part-financed by the European Union (ERDF) within the Baltic Sea Region Programme. The Baltic Green Belt is part of the European Green Belt initiative which has the vision to create the backbone of an ecological network, running from the Barents to the Black Sea that is a global symbol for transboundary cooperation in nature conservation and sustainable development.
Baltic Green Belt: http://www.balticgreenbelt.uni-kiel.de

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