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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IN FOCUS

WILDMONTH • June extends a warm welcome to everything from butterflies and bats to snakes.

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 turns our attention to the spaces created by agriculture and the fact that there is more than crops to be seen there.

SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

CHOICE LOCATIONS

Hidden BRITAIN

SEAWEED SUCKER

WILDNEWS • KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE WITH THE BIG NATURE STORIES

LOVE IS IN THE AIR • ‘Stink-flirting’ lemurs woo mates with the first pheromone to be identified from a primate.

Falconers to be allowed to take wild peregrine chicks from nests • Natural England issues licences for taking peregrine falcons from the wild for falconry.

Spring migration of elvers shows big increase

Saban black iguana

IN NUMBERS

Scientists discover plastic-eating bacterium

TRUTH OR FICTION ? • Singing in harmony is unique to humans

MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses the pressure to close live animal markets and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Amy Dickman Director, Ruaha Carnivore Project • Conservation biologist Amy Dickman has focused on understanding the drivers of conflict between humans and large carnivores, and how those issues can best be addressed.

Split Screen • Planning a three-week-long outside broadcast in the middle of a pandemic is no mean feat, as BBC Wildlife found out...

FIND OUT MORE

Wildlife GARDENERS’ QUESTION TIME • We asked BBC Wildlife Magazine readers to tell us what they really want to know about wildlife gardening, and put their questions to our experts.

What do butterflies need to overwinter?

Our experts

Pollinators to look for in your garden

NESTBOXES

Which bird foods attract which species?

BAT BOXES

How do I attract and care for hedgehogs in my garden?

DRAGONFLIES & DAMSELFLIES

ID GUIDE

How to make a living roof • Jake Graham explains how you can entice more wildlife to your garden with a step-by-step guide to how to make a green roof on your garden shed.

ID GUIDE

WILDFLOWERS

MARY & BRIGHT • One resilient little cub becomes a symbol of hope for Asia’s bears.

Meet the cast • Bears About the House producer Cherique Pohl introduces some key characters from the BBC Two series.

AT A GLANCE

CLEVER CREATURES

Island owls • On Marco Island, Florida, burrowing owls are thriving in a landscape of million-dollar homes and high-rise hotels – thanks to a community that has taken them under its wing.

Fallows in the shallows • Native to Asia, fallow deer arrived with the Normans 1,000 years ago and have taken to parkland like ducks to water.

Q&A

Starting with a male and female rabbit on 1 January, how many could you end up with by 31 December?

Do animals get drunk?

Why are so many insects iridescent?

Are there still wild honeybees?

Job-swapping species

Why don’t deep-sea animals implode?

Why are primates still sold as pets? • It’s legal in Britain, but viewers of BBC Two’s Baby...