BBC Wildlife Magazine

BECOME A PAN-SPECIES LISTER

Some people spend their whole year looking for ‘things’ of all kinds. These naturalists call themselves , which is attached to that of the Biological Records Centre. Just for fun, they compete amongst themselves for the biggest list of ‘things’ seen in someone’s lifetime – it ranges from the low hundreds to 12,742 species (Jonty Denton) –extraordinary dedication to the listing equivalent of a fun run. Why not join them and enrich your own wildlife watching, by taking notice of the things that most people overlook?

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