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Aug 7
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Liz Bonnin's Call of the Wild

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" The minute you put your ears up, the whole mountain lit up with noise." - Liz Bonnin

Liz Bonnin takes us to the mountains of India for her favourite sounds in nature. As a Wild Animal Biologist and Science & Natural History Broadcaster, National Geographic Explorer and President of the Wildlife Trusts, Liz joins actor and WWF ambassador Cel Spellman to discuss why she loves these sounds, her love of big cats, and her favourite connections to the natural world in this bonus episode of Call of the Wild, supported by players of People's Postcode Lottery.

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