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February 2018
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Photographer Neil McIntyre has spent years capturing images of red squirrel behaviour in Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park
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6 Top billing
As the light fades, look out for feeding snipe 8 February highl ight s
Listen to the blood-curdling cries of vixens and cheery songs of dippers 11 Hidden Britain
Cover story Nick Baker on magical goblin’s gold 12 Wild events
Learn about whales and restore butterfly habitat 14 Winter wildlife
Cover story How to observe nature in your garden 16 Latest science research
Bonobos helping strangers and ‘dancing’ crabs
Features
22 C o r n w a l l ’ s s u c c e s s s t o r y
Cover story Gillian Burke reports on a beaver reintroduction project 32
Earth’s biodiversity How many species do we share the planet with? 36 Stress factor
Breeding grey seals react to human presence
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A moss that amazed our ancestors
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The One Show afloat Cover story Mike Dilger searches for marine life 46 Flock in a million
Cover story Australia’s wild budgies create a spectacle 58 See bears in Slovenia
Go on an exciting BBC Wildlife reader holiday 64 Vultures of the waves
Southern giant petrels command respect 70 On the move
Kob antelopes are being translocated in Uganda 78 Britain’s red revival
Cover story Cairngorms National Park is vital habitat for red squirrels
4 BBC Wildlife
Agenda
53 Conservation legacy
Calls for large ‘no-take zone’ gains significant impetus following Blue Planet II 54 River pollution crisis
High levels of pesticides found in freshwater habitats 55 Beyond the headlines
Yetis aren’t real and now we have proof 56 Attitudes towards adders
Increased awareness and targeted conservation efforts can help this species 59 Mark Carwardine
All you need to know about coral bleaching 60 After Lillith
What now for bringing lynx back to Britain?
February 2018
