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THE COVER Andy Rouse watched this jaguar walk along the riverbank before it stopped and sniffed this big tree. He says, “It stretched out up the bark with its fearsome claws showing. That is when I took this shot.” Andy used a Canon EOS R, 100-400mm, 1/1250th sec at f5.6, ISO800.

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The natural forest habitat of Romania’s bears is reducing

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NICK BAKER “Female greater bee-flies catapult their eggs at the burrow entrances of solitary bees” P.36

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GILLIAN BURKE The Autumnwatch host on how childhood play can spark a lifelong fascination with the natural world P.17

MARK CARWARDINE Our outspoken columnist will return with his views in the June issue (on sale 2nd June)

LUCY COOKE Duelling female topi antelopes compete for a prime bull and aren’t shy about their desires P.27

MIKE DILGER Rise early to make the most of the dawn chorus as birds kick-start their breeding season P.32