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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Being a parent is rarely easy – especially for this duck

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

Disney’s favourite fish is shrinking • Clownfish, made famous by the movie Finding Nemo, become shorter to cope during marine heatwaves

Australian moths navigate using the stars • The bogong moth migrates up to 1,000km using the Milky Way as a guide

Sir David tells ‘Our Story’ • New exhibition opens at Natural History Museum

RACCOONS COULD BE A THREAT TO UK’S ECOSYSTEM

Toxin threat to wolves • A marine diet could kill coastal species

Are new laws a threat to nature? • New legislation to tackle river pollution could bring with it a whole new set of problems

wild AUGUST • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

KATE BRADBURY • “Never has it been so important to save our sea beds”

WILD IN THE CITY • Austin, Texas has North America’s largest urban bat colony – and it’s home to a bat dance like no other

SPIRIT ON THE WATER • They are the gentle giants of the ocean, but how whale sharks feed and breed is anybody’s guess

BABY COME BACK • This amphibian’s colossal tadpole shrinks down into adulthood

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ISLANDS OF HOPE • In a remote corner of the Seychelles, sparkling seas teem with life. These spectacular images show what is possible when we protect the ocean

MEET THE PARENTS • Narrated by David Attenborough, this spectacular new series delves into the drama, wonder and challenges of life’s greatest adventure: parenting

PARROTS OF THE CARIBBEAN • Caribbean parrots face threats from poaching, but a reintroduction programme in Aruba is giving one group of yellow-shouldered amazons a second chance

New urban jungles • Moves to integrate wildlife biodiversity into the built environment are gaining momentum

CONGO UNCOVERED • Camera-traps reveal the wondrous, rarely seen species of the mysterious Congo rainforest

How did the peacock get its eyespots?

What is musk?

Why does Australia have so many venomous animals?

What is tree-creep?

Why don’t poisonous animals poison themselves?

What’s the longest intestine in the world?

Do any animals hold grudges?

The bullet ant

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Adventures above the Arctic Circle with bird lover Knut-Sverre Horn

The crossword

The unwanted wallabies

Wild dog chase

“It sniffed at my hiking boot and tickled my bum with its snout” • An echidna in Mulligans Flat