Protect the prey and the lions will roar

Britain is a country mercifully bereft of threatening fauna–or so you might believe. John Lewis-Stempel provides a miscellany of our otherwise benign land’s more fearsome critters

“I know she’s there,” says Dennis. We’re standing on a grassy ridge above a tree-lined watercourse, squinting through binoculars at a tangle of sticks in the canopy of a tall Podocarpus. “Last time, I

Meet the incredible people saving big cats in rainforests.

Kingdom Sunday 6.20pm BBC One

How is climate change – and consequently evolving farming practices – affecting hunting? Andrew Sallis finds out

From Shakespeare to treasured stalking trophies and scientific study, antlers in all their aspects never fail to impress and inspire, says Charles Harris