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 MONTH • With spring very much in the air, May finds British wildlife bursting into song.

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 shines a spotlight on why we should all be fond of sand dunes and the flora and fauna they support.

SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

CHOICE LOCATIONS

Hidden BRITAIN

LIVING IN THE DARK • Some species don’t need light to survive.

The UK’s first ‘super’ national nature reserve is created in Dorset • Landowners have joined forces to bring together 11 essential wildlife habitats on the Isle of Purbeck.

The acid test of strange fish behaviour • Ocean acidification may not mess with coral reef fish after all.

CONSERVATION REPORT Lesser Bermuda snail • This month, Gerardo Garcia shines a spotlight on a tropical mollusc that nearly vanished.

From land to sea to sea otter

British moths declining, aphid numbers stable

Pinguicula rosmarieae

IN NUMBERS

MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses the changing landscape of UK agriculture and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Sebastian Hoefer Research Assistant, Cape Eleuthera Institute, The Bahamas • While some people may find snakes scary, Sebastian Hoefer has been attempting to assuage fears as part of his job researching these reptiles in The Bahamas.

Grazing animals could prevent permafrost thaw

Locust swarms are going to keep getting bigger • Climate change might trigger mega-swarms, researchers say, but proving it is not that straightforward.

Turf wars

Nature in brief

eDNA THE NEW NUMBERS GAME • Environmental DNA is the latest genetic technique that looks set to revolutionise the way we survey wildlife and protect biodiversity.

Marañón River Basin

eDNA: HOW IT WORKS

OUT OF SIGHT • Plywood, balloons and ingenuity are required if you want to create a hide that will reveal the underground world of kingfishers.

How to see kingfishers

Weather, polution & predation • We highlight the many threats encountered by kingfishers.

Blending in with the scenery • How Robert went about constructing a riverbank and nest chamber.

Coming up for air • For those of us drowning in news of COVID-19 and social distancing, taking time to focus on the beauty of nature can provide welcome relief.

How to have a WILD lockdown • There are all manner of inventive ideas coming out of the woodwork to keep us connected to nature during COVID-19. Here are just a few to get you started…

INSIDE OUT • While COVID-19 sees more people focusing on nature within arm’s reach, for some, watching wildlife while housebound has long been a way of life.

IN SEARCH OF CANADA’S BIG 5 • Seven days to encounter five charismatic species, all in just one province: Manitoba.

LIVING WITH POLAR BEARS • For six weeks in October and November, Churchill’s 900 human inhabitants co-exist with one of the largest predators on Earth – and are showing the world how it’s done.

Forest for the Future • Sustainable forest management provides a...