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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jurek" data-source="post: 3338078" data-attributes="member: 3357">Nobody knows the effect of long-time spotlighting, because nobody in Europe spotlighted a long time in one locality. In Asia, there are daily spotlight tours in some places, and they continue to see lots of wildlife. Animals are generally indifferent to light, it is presence of people which matters. In Europe, the most important stress factor is hunting in public forests, with hunters creating a 'landscape of fear' better known from studies on wolves.If somebody does not want spotlighting, I suggest trying midsummer, from mid June to mid July. Nights in central Europe are very short and nocturnal mammals like badgers and wildcats are active in full light at 20 or 21 hour. But you still lose sleep, and spotlighting is easier than daylight observation because eyeshine stands out, while animal can be hidden in the vegetation.</blockquote>