Ju l. BBC Wildlife No. 08 Vol. 42

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Meet the local people safeguarding India’s iconic cat

THE COVER Photographer Sarah Skinner took this arresting shot, which features on the front cover of the new book Remembering Tigers. Available from 7th October on Amazon, the book is packed with stunning images donated by many of the world’s top wildlife photographers. All profits will go to projects working to protect tigers.

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NICK BAKER

“The way the brahminy blind snakes reproduce takes their weirdness to a totally different level” P.36

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GILLIAN BURKE

The biologist and broadcaster on seeing ‘creepy crawlies’ for the individuals they are P.21

MARK CARWARDINE

Our frank columnist on Malaysia’s new policy to gift orangutans to countries that buy its palm oil P.31

LUCY COOKE

“The female common frog has a cunning trick to avoid male harassment: faking her own death” P.29

MIKE DILGER

“Bird of paradise spotting is not for the faint-hearted – in these remote parts it’s as tough as it gets” P.32