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Black bear hotspots page.

With a population exceeding one million, black bears are the most numerous ursids in North America – and you can see them in locations from Alaska to North Carolina.

Water-vole feature opening spread November 2012 issue.

Visit these top spots for a water vole encounter to remember. 

How to help hedgehogs opening spread

Make your garden more hedgehog friendly with these handy hints. 

10 reasons to be cheerful spread

It's easy to get depressed about the state of the natural world, but Steve Harris says it's time we learnt to look on the bright side. Here are his reasons why. 

How do whiskers work? spread

Why do animals have whiskers? And how do they work?

Roe deer opening spread

There may be more roe deer in Britain now than ever before. Learn more about these intriguing mammals which now thrive in modern landscapes and how to age them from their antlers. 

10 things you didn't know about orangutans spread

Orangutans are gentle and intelligent residents of the forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Discover something new about these endangered and enigmatic apes. 

Giraffes pictured in Kenya's Samburu National Reserve

The world would be a smaller place without winsome, sky-scraping giraffes.

Black bears and the bear whisperer article spread

With nothing more than a handful of nuts and a deep-rooted faith in the black bears he studies, biologist Lynn Rogers is slowly changing America’s views of a feared carnivore.

India's last lions

The teak forest of Gir is now the sole refuge for a big cat that hunted across swathes of Asia just a century ago. Luke Hunter considers the future of the Asiatic lion.