CONTRIBUTORS

‘On our arrival in Kolkata, we were surprised to see that life for rickshaw pullers hasn’t changed much in four decades,’ says Laura Fornell, who wrote this month’s cover story ( page 36). ‘In the time that we spent with them, we realised how difficult any change is in such a complex society, and how the last generation of rickshaw pullers accept their fate with resignation.’

‘I was interested in reporting on the undercovered problem of wildlife smuggling out of Central Africa,’ says photographer Olivia Acland ( page 54). ‘The smuggling of primates, monkeys, ivory and pangolins is made possible by corruption. But I was also inspired by those involved in finding solutions to the problem, such as the staff at the sanctuary for orphaned chimps.’

‘I arrived at wildlife conservation through a non-scientific route,’ says Nic Davies, who on page 28 joins a basking-shark research programme in Scottish waters. ‘Any scientific understanding I enjoy arrives through being directly involved. My writing aims to encourage those with complementary nonscientific skills to consider a future in conservation.’