BBC Wildlife - UK (2020-09)

CONTENTS

FEATURES

32 NatureonYourDoorstep

Enjoythewinningstoriesfromthe

youthnature-writingcompetitionthat

launchedduringlockdown

36 DevonbeaverstostayCOVERSTORY

Findouthowtheseindustriousdam-

buildershavebeenaffectingthe

landscapeoftheirnewhome

44 Aerlife

Doanimalsgrieve?Aretheirfeelings

similartothoseexperiencedby

humans?Scientistsaredeadseton

findingout

50 MountainharesCOVER STORY

We take a look at the history of grouse

moors and their hare inhabitants,

following the Scottish Government’s

ban on unlicensed culling

60 Countingchinstraps

JourneytoElephantIslandinthe

Antarctic,wherechinstrappenguins

seemtobeindecline

66 Photostory:diveintothedark

Thecuriouscreaturesthat

emergefromthedepthsoftheocean

atnightarerevealed

OURWILD

WORLD

86 Athome

NaturalhistoryTV,booksandmore

90 Puzzles

92 Yourphotos

94 Feedback

YourlettersandTalesfromtheBush

REGULARS

6 Infocus

Honeybeesandhornet,

gemsbok,white-tailedeagle

78 Behindtheimage

Heronsmakethemostof

Amsterdam’smarkets

80 Q&A

Doanimalsmakeupafter

fights?Whydobatsswarm?

Andhowdomoleswalk?

98 Wildlifechampion

WhyFeargalSharkeythinks

browntroutarehardtobeat

WILD MONTH

12 Seven species to spot

What to look for in September

17 Nick Baker’s hidden Britain

The mysterious moon snail

18 Mike Dilger’s wildlife

watching

Heather-clad moorland and the

species that call it home

22 News

Why Wild Justice wants to take

Natural England to court

26 Truth or ction?

Were European bison once

native to Britain?

27 Mark Carwardine

The conservationist discusses

US environmental law

28 Meet the scientist

Professor Steve Ormerod on

dippers and microplastics

September 2020 BBC Wildlife 5

COVERSTORY

COVERSTORY

Thepeople

behindourstories

September 2020

ISLAHODGSON

ConservationscientistIslaexamines

thedebateongrousemoorsasnew

protectionformountainharesis

announced:“Thesituationishighly

politicised.Theecologicalandethical

quandariesarealsoentangledwithin

widerculturalconflicts.”Seep

SHANEGROSS

Divingintoa worldofstrange

creatures,wildlifephotographerShane

capturedsomeincredibleimagesof

marinelifeatnight.“It’sasif you’re

flyingthroughspace,meetingaliens,”

hesays.Seep

SOPHIEPAVELLE

Withbeaversgranteda permanent

homeinDevon,zoologistSophie

looksattheirimpact:“Theprospect

oflargemammalsnotonlyreturning

to,buttransformingmylocalriver,

isbeyondthrilling.” Seep

FEARGAL SHARKEY

The former pop singer talks to us

about his love of British rivers and

brown trout: “All populations look

unique. Go three miles upstream

and the trout might have completely

different markings.” See p

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