Hunting in Romania chase critters even in their burrows. Fox hunting ("vanatoarea de vulpe") is also featured in Romanian literature and folk tales, where the cunning of the fox is a common theme. Small game furbearers are plentiful in Romania and usually hunted with the aid of dogs and snow tracking. Species include European badger ("Meles meles"), European hare ("Lepus europaeus"), European pine marten ("Martes martes"), beech marten ("Martes foina"), European polecat ("Mustela putorius"), ermine ("Mustela erminea") and weasel ("Mustela nivalis"). A rare animal is the marmot ("Marmota marmota"). Otter ("Lutra lutra") can be found in the Danube Delta and other marshlands, and
Meles Zenawi died after contracting an infection in Belgium. Minister of Information Bereket Simon announced on state television: It's a sad day for Ethiopia. The man who led our country for the past 21 years and brought economic and democratic changes, has died. We have lost our respected leader. Meles has been receiving treatment abroad. He was getting better and we were expecting him to return to Addis Ababa. But he developed a sudden infection and died around 11:40pm last night. His body will be returned to Ethiopia soon. We have set up a committee to organise his funeral. More information will