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NEW LOOK!September 2018|Volume 36 Number 10MIKE DILGER:WHERE TO WUKS WHALES AND DOLPHINWHATSUP,DOC?RabbitsaredroppinginnumbedoesitreallymHow bonobos are setting an example Love your neighbourMOFORPUWhythecutefactormeabirdsgetthelionsshareoffunRFFIhecutefactormeanssomeffundingedroedroers,butdoy matter?MO ONEY RNmeanssomeThetinyiwi thats making big newsZEALAND ICONPLUSWhyhaveour female conservation pioneers been forgotten?TALKING POINTCBBCs Naomi WilkinsonCosta Ricas amazing insectsBold new plans for the CairngormsNEW ZTravel now and take advantageof our Introductory Special OfferBBC WildlifeSeptember 20183Thanks to all of youwho stopped to sayhello at our stands atCountryfile Live andBirdfair in August.Itsalways a pleasure for the editorialteam to get to speak to readers.It stops us working in a bubble,hoping were giving people whatthey want to read.Its nice to hearwe are,but its also good to knowwhat else might be of interest.Well have another opportunityto meet and greet when wetake our stand to the Wildlifeand Safari Travel Show at theHarrogate Convention Centreon September 29 and 30.Imgoing to be moderating a talkon the Saturday night betweenwildlife photographer Sue Floodand natural history TV presentersLucy Cooke and MirandaKrestovnikoff and Im hopingwell come back with lots of ideas for future articles.All of these shows bring us incontact not only with our readersbut with potential contributorsand a chance to chat over newideas with existing ones,whichultimately I hope will make themagazine even better.Welcome!ContactusOur plastic packagingGetyour digital copyuy a digital edition ofBCWildlife Magazine forOS,Android,Kindle Fire,C or Mac.Visit iTunes,he Google Play store,mazon or www.zinio.om to find out more.ImmediateMediaCo(publisherofBBCWildlife)isexploringnon-plasticwrappingoptionsforsubscribercopiesbylookingatalternatives.Ourcurrentwrapperscanberecycledatplasticbagrecycling points.GdB BB B BiOP Pt t thA AcoCOVER:Rabb t:AndyRouse/NPL;do ph n:TerryWh ttaker/FLPA;puin:Andy Trowbridge/NPL;kiwi:Stefano Unterth nerP otr NaskreckiSheenaHarveyEditor A leafcutting ant putsits mandibles to gooduse.We get up-closeto Costa Ricas insects.Find out more on p76QAdvertisingneil.lloydimmediate.co.uk;0117 300 8276QS;03330 162 121QEditorial enquirieswildlifemagazineimmediate.co.uk;0117 314 7366QSyndicationemma.bruntimmediate.co.uk;0117 314 8782SAVEWHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE SEE P24SPECIAL OFFERCONTENTSFEATURESWILDNEWS18Rabbitsindecline?We assess the impact on the ecosystemof the fall in the UK rabbit population26RSPBsfemalefoundersHow history has neglected a tale offashion,feathers and feminism32WorldsrarestkiwisWe visit the project thats aiming tosave a national treasure in New Zealand40 ThemagicalEbroDeltaHowalandscapeinSpain,hometoavarietyoffaunaandflora,isovercomingitsnaturalandman-madechallenges52News:CairngormsWe explore a bold new vision forBritains largest national park 45NewsThe initiative that hopes big companieswill pay if their adverts feature animals47ConservationreportThe almost extinct northern white rhino49MeettheScientistCaspar Hallmann on his award-winningpaper and why it grabbed headlines51TruthorFiction?Were this years wild fires in Englandcaused by clearing moors?59MarkCarwardineA badger called Beryl?How naminganimals can help in conservation4BBC WildlifeSeptember 201860 BondingwithbonobosTMeetthefriendlybutelusivebonobosthatresideinoneofthemostremoteregionsoftheCongo66 Wild swimminginLofotenTheNorwegianislandsintheArcticcirclearetheplacetoseewhite-tailedeagles70PuinsvguillemotsDocutespeciesdominateintermsoffunding for research and conservation?76 Photostory:CostaRicainsectsPiotrNaskreckiuncoversthetinyjungleresidentswhomimiclesstasty things in order to surviveKeep up to date with the big naturestories and latest wildlife discoveriesVisitus!AttheBBCWildlifestandatHarrogatePage 44COVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORYCOVER STORY1826107OURWILDWORLDREGULARS101 Q&ABirds versus bats:whos best at flying?Plus,has the UK still got golden orioles?106 Travel:NationalParksWhat you can see if you visitYala in south-eastern Sri Lanka107 Volunteer:WorkingforNatureWe meet a pupil who has transformedher Shropshire schools garden108 YourPhotosAmazing wildlife encounters110 FeedbackYour letters and tales of a great white6WildMonthSevenspeciestolookforinSeptember13MikeDilgerswildlifewatchingTipsforseeingsharks&cetaceans17NickBakersHiddenBritainThe secret world of robins pincushion38InFocus:Tapir84BehindtheImageSnowmonkeysjustlovealonghotbath87WildatHome:naturalhistoryTV,books,puzzlesandmore100BBCWildlifeReaderHolidaySeepolarbearsandwhalesinSvalbard114 NaomiWilkinsonWhat makes goat willow so wonderful?5BBC WildlifeSeptember 2018Find out the answers to your wildquestions and share your storiesCOVERSTORYCOVERSTORYTESSABOASEHistorianTessahasresearchedtheforgottenfemalefoundersoftheRSPB.“Itstartedasawomenscampaignagainstfeatheredhats,”shesays.“Theybuiltthesocietywithastonishingspeedthenthementookover