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.

Change with the seasons

The people behind our stories

IN FOCUS

WILD MONTH • Whether out and about or hidden away in a sheltered spot, there’s plenty of winter wildlife to track down.

Hidden BRITAIN

BUILDING ON THE BEACHES • Meet the worm that uses sand for construction.

MIKE DILGER’S WILDLIFE WATCHING • In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month discovers the species thriving in the calm, tranquil and unchanging environments of Britain’s rural churchyards.

SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

CHOICE LOCATIONS

Father figures • Have we overlooked a vital role for males in elephants’ famously matriarchal society?

Exotic pet trade poses health risks • Researchers call for rethink of legal wildlife trade.

Rebel without a troop

Bonobo truffle

IN NUMBERS

Three’s a crowd

Stress can make orcas strike boats • A rare spate of attacks has puzzled scientists, but could the pod be in trouble?

MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses the latest United Nations biodiversity report and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Anna Nekaris Professor in primate conservation at Oxford Brookes University. • It may look impossibly sweet but don’t be fooled – the Javan slow loris packs a venomous punch and is happy to use it on its own species.

SHOULD YOU KILL ONE SPECIES TO SAVE ANOTHER? • Some scientists are advocating a radical new approach to wildlife conservation but many others believe it will threaten rare species.

ARMY ANTS ON THE MARCH with the MINIATURE MILITARY • As top arthropod predators in tropical rainforests, the biology of army ants is built around hunting in vast battalions. Discover life on the forest front line.

Dinner guests

When teamwork goes awry

Highland FLING • A conservation photographer and rewilding advocate recounts his 25-year story of transforming a traditional Highland farm into a nature-focused getaway.

Rewilding Scotland • There is a growing list of nature recovery projects across Scotland, which vary in size, approach and ambition. All however, share a vision of an ecologically richer future.

Cairngorms Connect in numbers • The project with a vision to enhance habitats and species across the National Park.

LAST OF THE JUNGLE RHINO • Concealed within Java’s dense tropical forest, the world’s rarest rhino remains a mystery to most. With only a few dozen left, the race is on to learn more about these seldom seen creatures.

Quick, take a picture • How photo-ID helps researchers understand and protect species.

DISTRIBUTION

Dreaming of a wild Christmas • If you’re prepared to wrap up warm, and know where to look, the last month of the year can offer surprising wildlife riches.

BECOME A PAN-SPECIES LISTER

Phantom of the forest • Elusive and enigmatic, the Eurasian lynx haunts Switzerland’s Jura Mountains. Neil Villard has made it his life’s work to capture this spectral species.

From wrecks to riches 2013 • Sometimes destruction is just the start of the story, as with the SS Thistlegorm, now home to hundreds of marine species.

Q&A • We solve your wildlife mysteries.

What is it?

At home • Bring a little extra wildlife...