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08 Wild Times
Our monthly round up of what to spot right now, plus all the latest developments and discoveries making headlines in the wild world
30 How to see basking
sharks in the UK Mike Dilger picks out the best spots to watch basking sharks in our waters this summer
36 Hidden Britain
Nick Baker’s regular excursion through our microscopic world reveals a micro-moth seeking to bring back bagism
42 Cover feature:
making waves Galápagos sealions are usually solitary hunters, but recently they have been seen hunting as a tightknit team with deadly precision
52 Dorset’s deadly insects
Don’t be fooled by the idyllic beauty of the Dorset heathland. Among the swaying grass stems, parasitoid insects are practising dark arts.
62 Amazing photos
of kangaroos Stefano Unterthiner photographed a wide variety of Australia’s iconic marsupial species, and found that contact with humans can be a life or death encounter
72 John Burton
Simon Barnes and Chris Packham pay moving tribute to their friend John Burton, an unstoppable force for conservation
78 Saving Nepal’s vultures
Vultures are in decline the world over, but in Nepal, designated safe zones are helping their recovery
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...back-fromthe-dead giant tortoise turns out not to be extinct after all Page 15
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Nepal is pioneering vulture recovery
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Read about Europe’s wild monkey ambassadors on p90
82 Q&A
Can animals catch yawns off humans?
86 Go Wild
Meet two men whose ambition is to make nature accessible to everyone
89 ID Guide
Top tips for identifying non-native plants this summer
97 Crossword
Plus Spot the Difference
98 Photo Club
This month’s competition
102 Your Letters
Join the debate
106 Tales from the Bush
A house-hunting hermit crab
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