CONTENTS
Spring 2015
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Big carnivores are reclaiming former haunts across Europe. Will we see wolves, lynx, bears and bison in the UK?
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ALL NEW WILD!
6 Dawn chorus drama
How you can join the BBC Wildlife team to experience this amazing spectacle 8 Spring wildlife highlights
Essential species to see this month Plus The latest news and wildlife sightings 11 Swallows’ nests
Discover why these birds return to their nests Plus Garden spiders 12 Animal behaviour
How oil beetle larvae rely on solitary mining bees 14 Nature Table
Discover the science of discarded grass snake skins Plus Harvest mouse nests and cuckoo-spit
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BBC Wildlife
16 Latest scientific research
Feisty lemmings, crocodile games, ant-nest beetles and new seadragon species 20 Saving sharks
Revealed: why threatened sharks are still ending up in our restaurants
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Find out why grass snakes shed their skin
Features Agenda
26 Return of the lynx
Carnivores are returning to most of Europe – will we see them here in Britain? 38 Rights for whales!
New research reveals their intelligence and culture 60 Nest invaders!
Discover how cuckoos are caught in an evolutionary arms race with host parents 68 Carnivorous plants
Borneo’s pitcher plants’ incredible relationships with other species 88 City bees
Pollinators are thriving in our cities – how can you help boost their numbers?
49 Rare ape extinction
Hainan gibbon population hits an alarming low 50 Dogs protect vultures
Sniffer dogs used to locate poisoned bait in Greece Plus Dolphins in captivity 51 Mark Carwardine
What does a Cornish whale sighting mean for oceans? 52 Facebook and seahorses
Can social media help British wildlife? Plus How to run your own online campaign 54 You r Fe edbac k
Demand for wildlife lessons in schools, inspirational nature writing and faithbased conservation
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