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BBC Wildlife Magazine

Jun 01 2025
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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Jaws may be a great movie, but its legacy needs a refresh

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

Lesser goldfinches are moving north • Warmer temperatures are leading these irrepressible golden-hued birds to expand their range in the USA

Bongos have come home • The secretive antelope is hoping for better times in Kenya

Secrets of the Penguins • New series for National Geographic offers unprecedented insight

RARE REPTILES GET BOOST IN NEW FOREST

Colossal squid spotted • Specimen recorded 600m deep in the South Atlantic

Losing touch with reality • As AI becomes increasingly powerful, what does it mean for the wildlife images we see?

wild JUNE • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

GILLIAN BURKE • “Britain could become an island laboratory for nature’s recovery”

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES • A self-replicating sisterhood of salamander gene thieves

MARK CARWARDINE • “The level of complacency about conservation is rapidly evolving into outright hostility”

WILD IN THE CITY • The puma is the ‘small cat’ with a big presence, as Los Angeles resident P-22 went to prove

YOU GOTTA MOVE • The broad wingspan of this roamer carries it across the oceans in search of food

PRIMAL SCREAM • A wildly unusual bird call shatters the peace of a tropical dawn

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THE FAST & THE FURIOUS • On the claypans of Western Australia, Dawson’s burrowing bees live a brief and brutal life

JAWS 50 THE LEGACY • Half a century after a great white shark terrified cinemagoers, we hunt down the lasting impacts of Spielberg’s blockbuster

How I learned to speak wolf • Deep in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, George Bumann develops a sense of what wolves’ howls can mean

THE JOYS OF SPRINGWATCH • As our beloved nature show celebrates its 20th birthday, anchor Chris Packham shares his favourite moments from the seasonal wildlife extravaganza

HELPING HANDS • Every year in Germany, thousands of fawns perish during hay-making season. Now volunteers are using technology to rescue them

Do we really know more about space than the ocean?

Do chimps ‘talk’ with their hands?

Why don’t seals drown?

Do insects fart?

Which animals live in the hottest temperatures?

Which animal has the longest tail?

Do animals get stressed?

Walruses

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Nick Garbutt is loving lemurs and big cats, but midges? No thanks

wild PUZZLES

Driven grouse shooting

Long live the kings

Giant crabs in Kuna Yala • “A colossal crab the size of a car tyre was pushing against my door”

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English