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 • Seven essential wildlife events to enjoy this month, compiled by Ben Hoare.

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 highlights the rare species that live within Britain’s damp and humid Atlantic oak woodlands.

SPECIES TO LOOK OUT FOR

CHOICE LOCATIONS

Hidden BRITAIN

FROM ANTS TO ASHES • How green woodpeckers’ droppings tell a tragic tale.

The real Paddington • Unlike its literary and cinematic cousin, South America’s only bear species endures harsh conditions, covering a wide range of habitats and altitudes – all in aid of finding a decent meal.

Paramo or puna?

All in the past

PARADISE PLAINS • Stay in Asilia’s new and improved Namiri Plains and experience the Serengeti National Park in luxury

“ER, LET ME THINK ABOUT THIS...” • We are far from unique in our ability to control our emotions. Chimps, monkeys, parrots, pet dogs – and perhaps many other creatures – can, too.

Wildflower wonderland • The geology of a certain area of County Durham has created a unique habitat that promotes an enviably high biodiversity – the magnesian limestone grasslands.

Durham’s riches

Thrislington • The nature reserve is a story of a site pulled back from the brink.

SILVER & GLASS • A mysterious magician of the waterways, the once-abundant European eel, with its curious lifestyle and peculiar characteristics, is now the most trafficked species on Earth.

Sargasso to Somerset ....and back • The European eel’s life-cycle is among the most mysterious of any fish.

SLOVENIA. MY WAY OF WELLBE(E)ING. • From the sunny Mediterranean coast to the mighty Alps, visit Slovenia and discover a country that takes its bees – and their wellbeing – seriously.

Mark Blake • Senior Reserves Manager, Somerset Wildlife Trust

Bait-ball blowout

Wildlife watching in Burgundy • We’ve teamed up with Backwaters cruises to help you discover the wildlife and waterways of France.

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Natural England censured by the High Court • Legal duties judged not to have been fulfilled in the case of three SSIs.

Alien species spell disaster for native wildlife • Species spread around the globe by humans are major cause of recent extinctions.

Asiatic cheetah • Jamshid Parchizadeh shines a spotlight on a rare cheetah, which today only survives in Iran.

Beavers backed by new Scottish law

Greenland white-fronted goose shooting ban

Ceratogyrus attonitifer

IN NUMBERS

Andrew Salisbury Principal Entomologist at the Royal Horticultural Society • When Andrew Salisbury first joined the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) as a research assistant in 1998, little did he know that he would come across an exciting discovery 20 years later.

Wild carnivores make a comeback in the UK

Nature in brief

Squids could help replace plastic

Gorillas have funerals • Study reveals primates’ response to a death can depend on their relationship with the deceased.

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