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

WILD MONTH • As the natural world starts to ready itself for winter, head outdoors to see the change afoot.

Hidden BRITAIN

HIDDEN DANGER • Some caterpillars have a rude awakening…

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 autumn’s most ostentatious habitat, broadleaved woodland, and its inhabitants.

SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

CHOICE LOCATIONS

Pine martens prey on greys more than reds • New research by Queen’s University Belfast provides serious evidence that the impact of pine martens on grey squirrels is significant.

Not everything is as it seems • The white coloration of desert thistle-down velvet ants is not due to mimicry.

Magpies and pigeons can’t get a good night’s sleep

Bathynomus raksasa

IN NUMBERS

The narrowest of escapes

Sharks can be sociable and hang out with friends • We now know reef sharks form gangs, but can this really be classed as friendship?

MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses why dams are a disaster for wildlife and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Oliver Metcalf PhD student, Manchester Metropolitan University • Ground-breaking bioacoustic technology is being used by Oliver Metcalf to study the impact of fire and logging on birds in the Amazon.

Fascinating FUNGI • Fungi work their magic on almost every aspect of life on Earth – in fact, it would be a completely different world without them.

Rise of the zombie fungi

Extreme fungi

LOOKING BEYOND THE LENS • The idea of ethical wildlife photography encourages people to capture images of nature while putting their subject first. So, what is currently deemed acceptable and why doesn’t everyone stick to the rules?

The wildlife photography code of conduct

New Big 5: how to get involved • One project championing ethical wildlife photography.

The NIGHT watch • As darkness falls across Harar, people gather to welcome the city's carnivorous visitors and see them get their fill.

Matriarchal society • Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, female spotted hyenas are in charge.

TEENAGE FIX • Why are young children and adults more likely to engage with the natural world than teenagers? And how can we repair these youngsters’ fading connectedness with nature?

PUMAS IN THE PEAKS • Living secretive lives against the spectacular backdrop of Chile’s Torres del Paine, Patagonia’s pumas are proving a conservation success.

SWIMMING THE GAUNTLET • The striped mullet migration triggers a frenzy of activity along the coast of the sunshine state each autumn, but what’s behind this natural spectacle?

Forging fish connections

Catching mullet on camera

Q&A

How snakes eat

Dermatotrophy

At home • Bring a little extra wildlife into your life with the best of this month’s TV, books, products, streaming and much more.

WILD STREAM

OUT IN THE GARDEN

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