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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BBC Wildlife Magazine

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Wild Lives

wild TIMES • The latest news, photography and seasonal wildlife highlights

Chimp war offers clues to roots of conflict • Study of a group of chimps that turned on each other sheds light on the origins of human violence

Macaws reclaim coastal forest in Brazil • Freshly fledged chicks take to the skies after a 200-year absence

New vodcast in pipeline • Revamp for BBC’s Watches in 2026

HELP FOR KELP

Exciting find creates buzz • Millions of bees found under US cemetery

wild AUGUST • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

MARK CARWARDINE • Hedgehog numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate in the UK – but you can help save them

WILD IN THE CITY • The urban coyotes of downtown Chicago are seriously crafty commuters

KATE BRADBURY • “On summer nights, it’s alive with the flashing calls of glow-worms”

THE COLOUR OF LOVE • When it comes to mating season, these tentacled giants know how to put on a show

ONE AND ONLY • This oddball avian from South America is in a league of its own

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CREST OF A WAVE • The spectacular great crested grebe survived near-extinction to thrive in the waters of the Netherlands

LAND OF DUST • Across the shifting sands of Namibia’s Hoanib Valley, life endures in extraordinary ways. In this desert, resilience is everything

Reaching for the stars • When a baby swift falls from the nest, it’s the start of an extraordinary journey for both bird and rescuer

STILL LIFE • Among the ice floes of Greenland, a solo paddler discovers the deep connection with the ocean that only a small boat can offer

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY GROWS • They prick, poison, stab and stink. Meet the botanical baddies of planet Earth

Q&A • Email your questions to wildlifemagazine@ourmedia.co.uk

What is musth in bull elephants?

Why aren’t predators more successful at catching prey?

Are birds born knowing their own songs?

What is a ring species?

Which mammal has the longest tongue-body ratio?

How do insects breathe?

Camel spider

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Deena Sveinsson on moose drool, chilly shoots and camera shutter fail

wild PUZZLES

Tiger Island view

Snowy season

“A movement by the door caught my eye” • Red deer in Scotland

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