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September 2014

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Head to the Lake District to see red squirrels, otters, ospreys and eagles

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06 Sailfish drama

How sailfish whip prey into a frenzy Plus Tagging desert chameleons and hobbies 12 Seven wild spectacles

September highlights: pygmy shrews, whimbrels and rutting fallow deer 14 Ballistic seed dispersal

An ingenious strategy some plants use to spread seeds Plus Migratory behaviour 17 Reader’s wildlife blogs

Lion’s mane jellyfish Plus Amazing hyena video and how to help bees 19 Wild berry ID guide

It’s been a bumper year for berries so try to find all 12! FREE Download online

20 Discover beachcombing

Explore one of the most dynamic habitats 22 U K snorkel safaris

Five of the best places to see marine wildlife 24 Latest research

Chimp fashion, fish memory and disco clams

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BBC Wildlife

Features Agenda

30 Looking for red squirrels

Discover why the Lake District is perfect for a weekend nature trip 40 Wildlife Photographer of the Year preview Exclusive collection of stunning images from the event’s 50th year 62 Hellbenders!

An ancient amphibian that can save an ecosystem 75 Five billion to extinction

Why Martha, the last passenger pigeon, is a warning from history 83 Natural innovation

How scientists seek inspiration from nature

51 Rare newts in danger

A rehoming failure for great crested newts 52 Plan to save river dolphin

Brazil fishing ban could stop their use as bait Plus Cheetah trade in Iran 53 Mark Carwardine

Swimming with captive dolphins divides visitors to a convention in Mexico 54 Mass strandings

What drives cetaceans onto British shores and how can we find a solution? 56 You r Fe edbac k

Illegal shooting, venomous snake, orcas, rats and the results of our rewilding poll

September 2014