Skip to main content
Read page text
page 4
CONTENTS October 2015 26 Cheetahs are in an arms race with their prey, but they are much more than just speed machines SPECIAL OFFER SAVE WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE SEE P36 Wild 6 Red squirrels Chris Packham explains why native reds are getting busy at this time of the year 8 October highlights Tawny ow l s , c omma butterflies, pipistrelle bats, jays, fungi and fieldfares 11 Leaping salmon Learn how salmon make the journey upstream Plus Woodland fungi 12 Red deer rut explained All you need to know about this seasonal spectacle 14 Banded snail shells Why you should appreciate these highly varied beauties Plus Beechmast years and discovering garden spiders 4 BBC Wildlife Features Agenda 16 Latest science research We reveal the diversity of European butterflies Plus Chimpanzee tools 20 Amur tiger conservation Why Russian tigers need a healthy fear of humans 11 26 BBC One’s The Hunt Discover the superpowers that make the cheetah nature’s ultimate predator 38 British Wildlife Photography Awards How the winners took their amazing images 60 Harvest mice The project to save Britain’s smallest rodent 70 Gulls behaving badly Are we responsible for a change in bird behaviour? 88 UK’s most exciting zoos We reveal some of the newest, most innovative zoo and aquarium exhibits October is the month to discover woodland fungi 49 New squirrel vaccine The race to save reds from the fatal squirrelpox virus 50 Blue whale conservation Researchers recommend a change to shipping routes Plus Scientists call for an end to the badger cull 51 My Agenda A St Ives artist is working to protect precious woodland 52 Cecil the lion Why banning trophy hunting will not in itself save Africa’s lions 56 You r Fe edbac k Are lynx already in the UK? Plus Alien species and more great naturalists
page 5
READ OUR COLUMNISTS 12 Discover the secrets of the red deer rut — October’s great wildlife spectacle 88 We p i ck t he UK’s most exciting zoos and aquariums BRITISH WILDLIFE SPECIAL CHRIS PACKHAM “Eventually fortune favours the brave and those bold enough to promote new ideas.”p23 AMY￿JANE BEER “Banded snails have an array of patterns and hues… white, yellow, pink and orange.”p14 38 Award-winning photographers share their secrets 60 How harvest mice are being helped by trained sniffer dogs MARK CARWARDINE “Selfish individuals flush seals from rocks and repeatedly harass bottlenose dolphins.”p25 JOIN THE DEBATE www.discoverwildlife.com/forum Discover Reviews Regulars 81 Weaver nests explained How southern masked weavers create their nests Plus Animal democracy, ‘hypnotising’ chickens and eco-architect wolves 84 iPhone naturalists How to take amazing smartphone wildlife pics 52 What is Cecil the Lion’s legacy? 95 National Badger Day Discover more about this iconic British mammal in events around the UK 96 Book reviews TV cameraman stories, the study of dolphins, beavers and trees 98 TV and Radio Nursery web spiders, the truth behind lion hunting and weird nature 100 Wildlife events Steve Backshall talks about his most thrilling global wildlife adventures 23 Chris Packham Why don’t wildlife artists challenge tradition? 25 Mark Carwardine When wildlife watching becomes the problem 36 Subscription offer Get a free guide to British birds when you subscribe 111 Crossword Test your knowledge to win a prize 112 You r Photo s Readers share their best wildlife pictures 114 Ta l e s fr om t h e B u s h An encounter with an angry elk in Lithuania OR GET IN TOUCH… EDITORIAL Te l 0117 314 7366 Email wildlifemagazine@immediate.co.uk Post BBC Wildlife Magazine, Immediate Media Company, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fair fax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BACK ISSUES Te l 0844 844 0251 Email wildlife@servicehelpline.co.uk Post BBC Wildlife Magazine, FREEPOST LON16059, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8DF OTHER CONTACTS App support immediateapps@ servicehelpline.co.uk Advertising Louise Edwards 0117 314 8384; louise.edwards@immediate.co.uk Syndication Emma Brunt 0117 314 8782; emma.brunt@immediate.co.uk TALK TO US ON SOCIAL MEDIA... facebook.com/wildlifemagazine twitter.com/WildlifeMag C h e s t e r Z o o ; B W P A u r b a n w i n n e r : T o m o s C h e e t a h : W i n f r i e d W i s n i e w s k i / F L P A ; i l l B r a n g w y n ; h a r v e s t m o u s e : N i c k U p t o n ; l i o n : S e r g i u s t r a t i o n : F e l i c i t y R o s e C o l e ; r e d d e e r : A r t u r o d e F r i P i t a m i t z / B i oa s P h o t o g r a p h y / G e t t y ; o s p h o t o / F L P A z o o : BBC Wildlife 5

Page Text

View plaintext

READ OUR COLUMNISTS

12

Discover the secrets of the red deer rut — October’s great wildlife spectacle

88

We p i ck t he UK’s most exciting zoos and aquariums

BRITISH WILDLIFE SPECIAL

CHRIS PACKHAM

“Eventually fortune favours the brave and those bold enough to promote new ideas.”p23

AMY￿JANE BEER

“Banded snails have an array of patterns and hues… white, yellow, pink and orange.”p14

38

Award-winning photographers share their secrets

60

How harvest mice are being helped by trained sniffer dogs

MARK CARWARDINE

“Selfish individuals flush seals from rocks and repeatedly harass bottlenose dolphins.”p25

JOIN THE DEBATE www.discoverwildlife.com/forum

Discover Reviews Regulars

81 Weaver nests explained

How southern masked weavers create their nests Plus Animal democracy, ‘hypnotising’ chickens and eco-architect wolves 84 iPhone naturalists

How to take amazing smartphone wildlife pics

52 What is Cecil the Lion’s legacy?

95

National Badger Day Discover more about this iconic British mammal in events around the UK 96 Book reviews

TV cameraman stories, the study of dolphins, beavers and trees 98

TV and Radio Nursery web spiders, the truth behind lion hunting and weird nature 100 Wildlife events

Steve Backshall talks about his most thrilling global wildlife adventures

23 Chris Packham

Why don’t wildlife artists challenge tradition? 25 Mark Carwardine

When wildlife watching becomes the problem 36 Subscription offer

Get a free guide to British birds when you subscribe 111 Crossword

Test your knowledge to win a prize 112 You r Photo s

Readers share their best wildlife pictures 114 Ta l e s fr om t h e B u s h

An encounter with an angry elk in Lithuania

OR GET IN TOUCH…

EDITORIAL Te l 0117 314 7366 Email wildlifemagazine@immediate.co.uk Post BBC Wildlife Magazine, Immediate Media Company, 2nd Floor, Tower House, Fair fax Street, Bristol BS1 3BN

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BACK ISSUES Te l 0844 844 0251 Email wildlife@servicehelpline.co.uk Post BBC Wildlife Magazine, FREEPOST LON16059, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8DF

OTHER CONTACTS App support immediateapps@ servicehelpline.co.uk Advertising Louise Edwards 0117 314 8384; louise.edwards@immediate.co.uk Syndication Emma Brunt 0117 314 8782; emma.brunt@immediate.co.uk

TALK TO US ON SOCIAL MEDIA...

facebook.com/wildlifemagazine twitter.com/WildlifeMag

C h e s t e r

Z o o ;

B W P A u r b a n w i n n e r :

T o m o s

C h e e t a h :

W i n f r i e d W i s n i e w s k i

/ F L P A ; i l l

B r a n g w y n ;

h a r v e s t m o u s e :

N i c k

U p t o n ; l i o n :

S e r g i u s t r a t i o n :

F e l i c i t y R o s e C o l e ;

r e d d e e r :

A r t u r o d e F r i

P i t a m i t z / B i oa s P h o t o g r a p h y / G e t t y ;

o s p h o t o / F L P A

z o o :

BBC Wildlife

5

read next page

My Bookmarks

Buy this Book
Skip to main content