Aug.BBC Wildlife No. 09 Vol. 41

THE COVER “Photographing manatees is like meditation – you have to relax down to their speed and it all make sense,” says underwater photographer Alex Mustard, who took this shot in the Crystal River, Florida. “You come out of the water with a feeling of happy harmony with the world!” Alex used a Nikon D700 + Nikon 16mm lens, Subal housing and Inon flashes, 1/100th at f16, ISO200.

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NICK BAKER

“What is an organism that originates in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic doing in the UK?” P.32

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GILLIAN BURKE

Our regular columnist takes a woodland walk and considers the benefits of ‘childhood animism’ P.1 5

MARK CARWARDINE

“Water companies are dumping 10 times more sewage than they have been disclosing” P.27

LUCY COOKE

“Female pinyon jays are in fact highly agressive and play an instrumental role in the hierachy” P.25

MIKE DILGER

“Moments before hitting the water, ospreys shoot their outstretched talons in front of their heads” P.28