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MARCH 2014 contents WILD 10 RACING HARES PLUS Budgie swarms, chameleons, Yo u r e s s e n t i a l mon t h o f w i l d l i f e classic sites for wood anemones and a garden redpoll boom. 14 MIGRANT BIRDS ID GUIDE 12 migratory species to look out for and report this month. 19 WILDLIFE HEALTH STUDY Help monitor disease threats to native species. PLUS Toad patrols and WhaleFest. 20 SEE WATER DEER Best UK sites and essential fieldcraft. AGENDA News, conservation & analysis 37 LAST CHANCE FOR FARMLAND BIRDS? How £440m in wildlife grants will be spent. PLUS Pygmy raccoons, bird-eating crocs and how to buy fish responsibly. 40 WILDLIFE CRIMEFIGHTERS Meet the UK team combating the illegal trade in animal parts and products. FEATURES 26 C BEWICK’S SWANS 50 years of insights into bird behaviour from one of the longest-running single-species studies in the world. 43 P O R T F O L I O LION-TAILED MACAQUES Enjoy intimate photos of these fascinating primates. 54 C ATTENBOROUGH We spend a day on location with the broadcasting legend. 65 C GET BIRDS NESTING IN YOUR GARDEN Our handy nestbox guide will help you help birds. 70 QUEST TO SAVE THE FISHING CAT It loves water, eats fish, barks… and has unlikely rescuers. 76 C 40 AMAZING SHARK FACTS Discover sharks that get a suntan and walk on land. FREE TRAVEL SUPPLEMENT Our 48-page pull-out guide to ultimate wildlife experiences in 2014, from tracking pandas to kayaking with killer whales. REGULARS 23 R I C H A R D M A B E Y A BRUSH WITH NATURE It’s high time we rethought how we manage woodland. 25 BILL ODDIE WILD AT HEART The joys of your first day watching wildlife in a new place. 87 TV REVIEWS We preview upcoming series Talk to the Animals, and go behind the scenes of Tigers About the House. 91 BOOKS Wildlife art, bird migration and ‘Farmageddon’. 106 CROSSWORD Britain’s venomous snake is 10 Across. 122 TALES FROM THE BUSH Squirrels that like lager. 4 BBC Wildlife 26 BEWICK’S SWANS The eureka moment that transformed how we study birds in the wild. 76 40 AMAZING SHARK FACTS How this blue shark powers across oceans. SPECIAL OFFER SAVE 33% WHEN YOU BUY A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION FROM ZINIO SEE P34 March 2014
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65 GET BIRDS NESTING IN YOUR GARDEN How to put up nestboxes – and make sure they are occupied. YOUR BBC WILDLIFE March 2014 54 ATTENBOROUGH Our exclusive interview reveals why he’ll never stop working. 70 QUEST TO SAVE THE FISHING CAT The incredible story of how this rarity is being rescued. 43 LION-TAILED MACAQUES Follow a monkey troop on the hunt and at play during its key birthing season. 109 YOUR PHOTOS Pelican encounters, dancing dolphins and a rare Asiatic lion. 103 YOUR LETTERS The love of listing, badger culls, blobfish and local patches. 97 ARE MINK IN BRITAIN STILL A MENACE? PLUS What is the fastest insect, can ivy damage trees and how a bird’s eggshell is formed. GET INVOLVED! We love hearing from our readers. Visit www.immediateinsiders.com/register, and we’ll be in touch to ask you about the magazine and other relevant issues. facebook.com/WildlifeMagazine twitter.com/WildlifeMag HOW TO GET IN TOUCH Subscription enquiries and back issues: 0844 844 0251 Editorial enquiries: 0117 314 7366 Subscription enquiries and back issues: wildlife@servicehelpline.co.uk Editorial enquiries: wildlifemagazine@immediate.co.uk App support: immediateapps@servicehelpline.co.uk Subscription enquiries and back issues: BBC Wildlife Magazine, FREEPOST LON16059, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8DF Editorial enquiries: BBC Wildlife Magazine, Immediate Media Company, 9th Floor, Tower House, Fairfax St, Bristol BS1 3BN N u n o S a / n a t u r e p l . c o m ; R o g e r W i l m s h u r s t / F L P A ; R o b S c o t t ; M o r g a n H e i m / T a n d e m S t o c k . c o m C l o c k w i s e s p i r a l f r o m t o p : D a v i dT i p l i n g / F L P A ; E r i cv a n P o p p e l ; L a u r i eC a m p b e l l ; A n u p S h a h ; BBC Wildlife 5

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65 GET BIRDS NESTING

IN YOUR GARDEN

How to put up nestboxes – and make sure they are occupied.

YOUR BBC WILDLIFE

March 2014

54 ATTENBOROUGH

Our exclusive interview reveals why he’ll never stop working.

70 QUEST TO SAVE THE FISHING CAT The incredible story of how this rarity is being rescued.

43 LION-TAILED MACAQUES Follow a monkey troop on the hunt and at play during its key birthing season.

109 YOUR PHOTOS Pelican encounters,

dancing dolphins and a rare Asiatic lion. 103 YOUR LETTERS The love of listing,

badger culls, blobfish and local patches.

97 ARE MINK IN

BRITAIN STILL A MENACE?

PLUS What is the fastest insect, can ivy damage trees and how a bird’s eggshell is formed.

GET INVOLVED!

We love hearing from our readers. Visit www.immediateinsiders.com/register, and we’ll be in touch to ask you about the magazine and other relevant issues.

facebook.com/WildlifeMagazine twitter.com/WildlifeMag

HOW TO GET IN TOUCH

Subscription enquiries and back issues: 0844 844 0251 Editorial enquiries: 0117 314 7366

Subscription enquiries and back issues: wildlife@servicehelpline.co.uk Editorial enquiries: wildlifemagazine@immediate.co.uk App support: immediateapps@servicehelpline.co.uk

Subscription enquiries and back issues: BBC Wildlife Magazine, FREEPOST LON16059, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8DF Editorial enquiries: BBC Wildlife Magazine, Immediate Media Company, 9th Floor, Tower House, Fairfax St, Bristol BS1 3BN

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S a / n a t u r e p l . c o m ;

R o g e r

W i l m s h u r s t / F L P A ;

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S c o t t ;

M o r g a n

H e i m / T a n d e m S t o c k . c o m

C l o c k w i s e s p i r a l f r o m t o p :

D a v i dT i p l i n g / F L P A ;

E r i cv a n

P o p p e l ;

L a u r i eC a m p b e l l ;

A n u p

S h a h ;

BBC Wildlife

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