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6 Breeding water voles 22 Cheetah teamwork 40 Curlew champion 57 Lifting a logging ban
The first youngsters leave Cover story How forming Cover story A BBC producer Why a rainforest the size of
burrows by the end of April coalitions helps the big cats walks 500 miles in search France could be at risk
of threatened waders
8 Spring highlights 32 Tracking spring 58 Crop-raiders
Twittering swallows, Cycling 844 miles to follow 46 Tasmanian devils The wildlife species most
basking slowworms the season of new life Cover story Attitudes towards responsible for feeding on
and migrating eels these shy, meat-eating crops in the Amazon Basin
38 Flying fishermen
11 Hidden Britain Celebrating the white-tailed marsupials are changing 59 Beyond the headlines
Discover the sonic secret eagle s co ebac 53 Highland holiday Scientists share their
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of water boatmen Cover story Join BBC Wildlife research on fracking
12 Wild events 74 Rothschild astride a on a Scottish wildlife trip 60 Northern right whales
Join a global citizen Galápagos tortoise 68 Giant ofthe deep Human behaviour needs
science survey Cover story Trouble for to change to save these
14 Farmland animals mighty humphead wrasse rare cetaceans
Mike Dilger’s expert 74 Walter Rothschild 63 Mark Carwardine
wildlife watching tips The great collector What causes flooding?
16 Latest science research 78 Mutual benefits 64 Real-life Dr Doolittles
Nature’s health service and Cover story How the lives of Cover story Can we really
sharks eating their siblings eiders and people overlap talk to the animals?

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