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 • What to look out for this spring as birds and frogs pipe up and delicate blooms reach for the sky.

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 the spotlight on dry acid grassland landscapes and the specialised flora and fauna to see there.

SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

CHOICE LOCATIONS

NICK BAKER • Reveals a fascinating world of wildlife that we often overlook.

FLYING SOLO: A SOLITARY EXISTENCE • Red-tailed mason bees aren’t the only ones to go it alone.

Lasting legacy • Columbian drug lord’s pet hippos have become the world’s heftiest invasive animals, but what affect are they having?

Threatened Scottish sand dunes are saved • Landmark decision sets important precedent for preserving protected wildlife sites.

Northern river terrapin • This month, Dr Shai Singh shines a spotlight on India’s most endangered turtle species.

Covid-19: China has banned some wildlife trade

Cuttlefish choose shrimp later over crab now

Copper-netted Clastoderma

IN NUMBERS

MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses the call for a cormorant cull and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Wendy Fail • Environmental educator, Groundwork North East and Cumbria

Sex on legs

Pine martens can control grey squirrel numbers • Grey squirrels aren’t as good as reds at escaping these predators, a new study suggests.

Boost for migratory species

Nature in brief

POTIONS from the OCEANS • Hidden beneath the waves, myriad marine species hold the key to treating some of our most aggressive illnesses.

Medicinal marvels

HELL ON EARTH • The caustic, 45°C water of Tanzania’s Lake Natron makes it a deadly environment for many species but some have adapted to cope with the extreme conditions.

Lesser flamingo

Extreme lifestyles • Discover four other species that are able to cope with harsh environments.

An octopus having a ball • Intelligent and inquisitive, cephalopods seem to enjoy investigating all manner of flotsam and jetsam.

BIG FISH • Larger than a man, a legendary leviathan of still-water lakes draws people from far and wide to a remote part of Guyana.

Colossal creatures

Planning to visit?

Out Of the Woods? • After years of controversy, the government has announced it will phase out badger culling, but there’s no guarantee that it, or the debates surrounding it, will end anytime soon.

Vanessa Mason • Somerset Badger Group Badger vaccinator

Rosie Woodroffe • The Zoological Society of London Scientist

TIMELINE • The history of bTB in Britain.

Dominic Dyer • The Badger Trust Campaigner

Stuart Roberts • National Farmer Union Farmer

Ann Brummer • Save Me Trust Campaigner

Eradicating TB in cattle: The options • We look at the pros and cons of the various methods proposed over the years.

Christiann Glossop • Welsh Assembly Government Chief veterinary officer

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