BBC Wildlife Magazine

BBC Wildlife Magazine is a celebration of the natural world, featuring all the latest discoveries, news and views on wildlife, conservation and environmental issues. With strong broadcasting links, authoritative journalism and award-winning photography, BBC Wildlife Magazine is essential reading for anyone with a passion for wildlife who wants to understand, experience and enjoy nature more.

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Wild TIMES • What’s happening right now

Blossom busters • Fruit trees erupting into bloom prove tempting for colourful bullfinches at this time of year

Crime thriller • Amazon Prime drama Poacher delves into a dark underworld

Giant anteater spotted for first time in 130 years • Hundreds of hours of survey footage have revealed the rare mammal in the south-west of Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil

Banned pesticide given the green light again • Despite the harm it causes bees, a neonicotinoid has been approved for ‘emergency use’ on sugar beet

Now’s the time to see fritillaries • Just a few special sites offer sweeping displays

ORIGIN OF PIECES • A leopard’s spots

GOLDEN WONDERS

Out of hot water • Critically Endangered red handfish removed from the wild to safeguard the species from extinction

World’s smallest armadillo has a unique double skin • Two layers are better than one – particularly if you spend most of your life underground

Americerura brasiliensis

GILLIAN BURKE • “Nature watchers and land workers are more attuned to circular time”

Poland pauses logging in ancient forests • The new government’s decision will provide temporary relief for brown bears and bison

SPLASH OF COLOUR

Raptor numbers in freefall across Africa • Rampant development and climate change are leading to declines in large areas of the continent

How to greet a cockchafer • The charming nocturnal beetle has an array of alternative names

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES • Lucy Cooke on the clever bacterium that can change a woodlouse’s sex

Spring calling • Listen out for the heartstopping song of the blackcap

POO CORNER • Raccoon

MARK CARWARDINE • “Taking governments to court is a significant conservation tool”

ALL RISE • Just a snorkel will suffice to spy these distinctive predators congregating beneath the waves

LEAN ON ME • The tiny forest-dwelling mammal with a super-strength spine

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The lost wolf • Wolves have a long and fascinating history in Britain, and welcoming them back home could help heal our landscape

EXPEDITION BORNEO • This large island in the Malay archipelago is renowned for its wild riches, yet still holds many secrets

A WING AND A PRAYER • Wildlife hospitals near Vancouver are seeing a huge influx of patients due to climate change, but staff and volunteers remain determined to work miracles

WONDER WOMEN • How 10 female conservationists have changed our relationship with nature

WALKING WITH WOMBATS • A convict settlement in a past life, Maria Island is now a sanctuary for endangered species

What is an Old World monkey?

What was the first animal on Earth?

Magic roundabout

Should you feed bread to birds?

Cold-blooded & warm-blooded

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Great apes

Go WILD!

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Orsolya Haarberg talks cold feet and confiding...