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 birdsong in full force and summer knocking on the door, there’s plenty to discover this month.

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 heads for upland watercourses, which hold many unexpected surprises not found in their lowland counterparts.

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THE YOUNG ONES • Take a closer look at water snipe fly larvae.

The misinformation game • Biologists spread fake news to protect rare birds from their predators.

Whale song shakes up earthquake research • Scientists harness fin whale calls to explore the geological structure of the ocean floor.

Curlew comeback

Greta spiders

IN NUMBERS

Keeping the fireflies burning

Some animals can survive without a body • Videos of a still-alive severed seaslug head went viral. But is it real or just a hoax?

MARK CARWARDINE • The conservationist discusses the much-anticipated UK Environment Bill and invites your thoughts on the subject.

Tia Crouch • Research and monitoring officer at Moors for the Future Partnership

BRINGING BACK TIGER • Just over a decade ago, leaders of all 13 tiger range countries came together in a bold and inspiring pledge to save this iconic big cat. Their pledge? To double tiger populations by 2022, the next Chinese Year of the Tiger. So, with seven months to go, who is on track to deliver?

Where are they now? • Find out which countries are seeing tigers bounce back, and which are witnessing declines.

Counting cats

No more ‘tiger kings’

THE RECLAIMERS • Across the world, land that has been used and abandoned by humans is being recolonised by the plants and animals that were there in the first place. Cal Flyn highlights ten hotspots where wildlife is thriving among the ruins.

SHIELDBUG SUCCESS • They’re colourful, accessible and popular, and many are expanding their ranges into and across the British Isles. We uncover more about the changing fortunes of some of Britain’s favourite insects.

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China’s wild south-west • At the eastern fringes of the Tibetan plateau sweeping northeast from China’s border with Myanmar to its heartland, are the provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan, home to some of the country’s most biodiverse habitats.

The GATHERING • In May, the quiet coastal town of Whyalla bursts into life as thousands of Australian giant cuttle!sh gather offshore to breed.

WEIRD SCIENCE the crazy biology of cuttlefish

3 COOL AUSSIE CEPHALOPODS

On the trail of wolves • Much of the Italian landscape has long been bereft of wolves. Now, a burgeoning population is reclaiming old haunts.

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

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