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 Lives

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

Narwhals striking underwater kit • Scientists are trying to figure out why these Arctic whales ram acoustic monitoring gear

Protection guaranteed • New CITES trade rules protect many species but some are still losing out

Wild London on the BBC • Attenborough heads into the urban jungle

NEW LION ROAR DISCOVERED

Giant leap for moss-kind • Spores remain viable after 283 days in space

The race to rescue a species • Endemic birds on Hawaii are being wiped out by avian malaria, but is GM technology the answer?

wild FEBRUARY • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

MARK CARWARDINE • Our columnist has never shied away from the big issues. This month: trail hunting and illegal foxhunting

WILD IN THE CITY • The fastest animal on Earth is proliferating among the skyscrapers of central London

KATE BRADBURY • “Murmuration isn’t one spectacle; it’s a process, and I love being part of it”

SPIRIT IN THE SKY • A whiteout of wings and a riotous racket signal the departure, or arrival, of these beautiful birds

ASLEEP IN THE DESERT • This living fossil can survive some of the harshest conditions on Earth

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BEAK AND CLAW • A muscular and stealthy hunter, the harpy eagle is the ruler of a shrinking domain. Yet these smart birds are surviving against the odds

RUNNING FREE • The cheetah is back – thanks to a smart release project that now sees populations flourishing in South Africa and beyond

Songs of the living world • It’s not just the hills that are alive with the sound of music – ponds and oceans thrum with tunes, too

RETURN OF THE KING • The Atlantic sturgeon was driven to extinction in Europe by the middle of the 20th century. In Sweden’s Göta River, a pioneering rewilding initiative is helping this ancient fish to reclaim its ancestral home

MARMOT COUNTRY • Canada’s rarest mammal was on the brink of extinction but, in a remarkable conservation success story, it is on the road to recovery

Why do giraffes have long legs?

Is the natural world losing its colour?

Do any animals play dead?

Species vs breed: what’s the difference?

What is the Schmidt pain index?

Do forests or oceans absorb more carbon?

How old are sharks?

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Echidna

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT THE INSIDE WORLD OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY • Louis Guillot talks spider bites, ant stings and flash-flood drama

Wild PUZZLES

Real-life drama

Seeking ghosts

“They stayed close, like a protective escort” • Northern fur seals in California