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 TIMES • The latest news, photography and seasonal wildlife highlights

Reef crabs nurse wounded coral • Tiny crustaceans could help protect stressed reefs during heatwaves

Grasslands for peace • Restoring this vital habitat reduces human-wildlife conflict and eases social tension

Our Changing Planet back on BBC One

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Salamanders have blood-powered toes • Physiology in the feet is the secret to agility

Rise of the killer hornets • Asia’s yellow-legged hornet has a toehold in Britain but we’re keeping it at bay – for now

wild APRIL • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

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GILLIAN BURKE • “Losing sight of this version of the human story hurts us all in the end”

DON’T JUST READ BBC COUNTRYFILE MAGAZINE… LISTEN TO IT, TOO • Your chance for a weekly adventure in nature and the countryside with the BBC Countryfile Magazine team

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES SUPERB LYREBIRD • These ladies have a voice – and a taste for vandalism

SHAKE IT OFF DISPLAYING INDIAN PEAFOWL • When it comes to impressing the females, peacocks know how to put on a show

TOP FIVE PLACES • Where to see wild peafowl

CIRCLE IN THE SAND SANDGROPER • The seldom-seen subterranean insect that swims beneath our feet

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FISHER KINGS • Some of the world’s biggest birds gather to feast at a tranquil lake teeming with fish in the mountainous north of Greece

SMALL BEGINNINGS • Without the egg, animals as we know them – including us – could not have evolved and flourished. This is the rise of the egg

IN PURSUIT OF PARADISE • An adventure in Papua New Guinea to seek some of the world’s most incredible birds is the culmination of a 40-year dream

TO CATCH A AIMAN • Studying caimans in the Amazon can help the species’ conservation – but you have to catch one first

ZOOQUEST • Many people believe zoos have an important role to play in conserving species. We investigate if this really justifies keeping animals in captivity

Q&A • Does anything live at the top of Mount Everest?

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Electroreception: a shocking sense

Pufferfish •  ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Derek Nielsen on charming chimps, wise elephants and ants in his pants

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Super-strong animals • Some of the world’s mightiest creatures, from crabs to crocs