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
WILD MONTH • In the summertime, when the weather is fine, we’ve got wildlife on our minds (as usual).
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 benefits of blanket bogs for nature and the environment.
CHOICE LOCATIONS
SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR
Hidden BRITAIN
MILKING IT • Female louse flies nurse their young internally.
WILDNEWS • KEEPING YOU UP TO DATE WITH THE BIG NATURE STORIES
Far sighted friends • Scientists find evidence that oxpeckers provide an anti-poaching warning system for black rhinos.
Research into ‘pingers’ to stop bycatch shows they are effective • Accidental entanglement of cetaceans is reduced with acoustic alarms on fishing nets.
A tangled web of invertebrate declines
Salazar’s pit viper
IN NUMBERS
Jays influence restoration of Californian island
“Murder hornets” are a threat to Britain • These huge Asian wasps do kill, but read between the lines of sensational media reports.
MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses the impact of COVID›19 on wildlife and the environment, and invites your thoughts on the subject.
Dr Patrícia Medici Chair of the IUCN/SSC Tapir Specialist Group • Whitley Gold Award 2020 winner Dr Patrícia Medici leads the largest lowland tapir study in the world and plans to expand her work to the Amazon.
CONSERVATION OR COMMODIFICATION? • True crime series Tiger King had people glued to their TVs this year, but it didn’t reveal all about big-cat trade in the US.
Ligers, tigons and white tigers
Seeking a real sanctuary
GENTLE GIANT • The second largest fish in the world frequents UK waters in warmer months but we know relatively little about it. Scientific studies are now delving deeper into the mysteries of the basking shark.
Basking shark biology
How to see basking sharks in the UK
Songs in the key of life • Getting lost in music inspired by wildlife and the environment can renew our connection with the natural world.
THE BEE 120 MILLION YEARS IN THE MAKING • From the colossal to the neon-coloured, discover how some of the most important pollinators on the planet earnt their stripes.
Helping bees
Orchids & bees
Cuckoo bees
Q&A • The Natural History Museum’s Gavin Broad answers some burning questions.
BEES VS WASPS
Mexico’s ICON • Solitary, beautiful and elusive, the jaguar has been revered in Mexico for centuries, but pressures from the modern world are forcing it ever more into the shadows.
In Wallace’s footsteps • A journey to retrace Alfred Russel Wallace’s epic voyage of discovery in the Malay Archipelago, revisiting some key locations along the way.
Out of the frying pan • Kallol risked a singeing to photograph crafty drongos as they snatch a hot meal from the farmland flames in West Bengal.
Q&A
How come Britain doesn’t have more butterflies?
Which mammals are the worst parents?
Why do seahorses look like tiny horses?
Would any animals survive a nuclear explosion?
Which birds gained...