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OUR WILD WORLD
Find out the answers to your wild questions and share your stories
101 Q&A
Why do salmon leap and what is meant by ‘crown shyness’?
106 Travel: National Parks
What to look out for on a visit to Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park
107 Volunteer: Working for Nature
Jackie Charlton runs a community woodland project in the Brecon Beacons
108 Your Photos
110 Feedback
Your letters and Tales from the Bush
REGULARS
6 Wild Month Seven species to look out for in January
13 Mike Dilger’s wildlife watching
COVER STORY
Take a trip to Britain’s reservoirs to enjoy winter wildfowl displays
17 Nick Baker’s Hidden Britain The slipper limpet’s survival strategies
38 In Focus: Jaw sh
82 Behind the Image Up close with a curious crested macaque
85 Wild at Home: Natural history,
TV, books, puzzles and more
114 Wildlife Champion
COVER STORY
Why popular scientist ‘Dr Karl’ is in awe of the fin whale
January 2019
The people behind our stories
CHLOË SAROSH Chloë produced the BBC series Earth from Space. “The satellite images of Earth are truly breathtaking,” she says. “Every day, I was reminded of just how beautiful our planet is and how lucky
we are to live on it.” See p18
STEPHEN MOSS Naturalist Stephen has always loved wrens, the subject of his latest book. “The wren is such a paradox,” he says. “Even though it is our most common bird, many people tell me they have
never seen one.” See p32
SUE RYLANCE Journalist Sue went on a low-tech tracking safari in Tanzania. “Without technology, you need all your senses
to unravel the clues left by the animals,” she says. “You become
a bush detective.” See p40
ALEXMORSS Ecologist, botany tutor and writer Alex Morss explores the power of art for keen botanists. “Wild flowers sing to my heart,” she says. “Whilst
field books provide the keys, the illustrators bring the music.” See p68
BBC Wildlife
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