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ON THE THIS MONTH Singapore is a sanctuary for playful hornbills Science in Action Wild pig populations have dropped by 90-100 per cent in some regions of Borneo, as African swine fever spreads across South-East Asia. What does this mean for local people and big cats that rely on the pigs as a food source? Catch up on BBC Sounds : G E T T Y I L L AS G O R & I G PI L D ; W P LOW D E N I M : T PAG E I S T H A N D C OV E R F R O N T I L L H O R N B Eastern lowland gorillas Silverback Award-winning wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet documents efforts to protect the eastern lowland gorilla, travelling to the Democratic Republic of Congo and spending three months living with the Critically Endangered great ape. Catch up on BBC iPlayer CrowdScience A father and his two young sons ask whether it’s possible to plant enough trees to soak up all the extra carbon we are putting into the atmosphere? The episode takes listeners on a trip to a remote reforestation project in Romania. Catch up on BBC Sounds Keep in touch wildlifemagazine@ourmedia.co.uk instagram.com/bbcwildlifemagazine twitter.com/WildlifeMag facebook.com/wildlifemagazine You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one PAUL McGUINNESS, EDITOR One comment I get from everyone I talk to about BBC Wildlife is that the photography is breathtaking – and I couldn’t agree more. Every issue I find myself lost for hours in pictures of every kind of species and habitat from all over the world. But there’s always one photo that seems to make a bigger impression than the rest This issue, it was one from our cover feature about the great success oriental pied hornbills are having in Singapore. It’s not a shot of this stunning bird, though, but of a street scene that shows the urban greenery for which the city has rightly been lauded. (Have a flick to p78 and you’ll see the one I mean.) Inspired by that photo, I’ve been looking at the cityscapes closer to home and thinking how wonderful it would be if we could just be a bit more like Singapore. Imagine... discoverwildlife.com BBC WILDLIFE 3

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