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

Desert hares bounding back • Arabian hares are part of a project to restore wildlife in a Saudi Arabian reserve

Yosemite peregrines soaring high • New nest sites herald a record-breaking year for the world’s fastest bird

Return to Rwanda • Go behind the scenes of a piece of wildlife television history

Monkeys holding strong • The sighting of three baby Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys in Vietnam offers hope

Explore the cosmos with BBC Sky at Night MAGAZINE

WHALE SHARK ODYSSEY

Birding good for the brain • Being a bird boffin may slow cognitive decline

Home truths • The reptile pet trade is thriving, but demands are increasing for tighter regulatory controls

wild APRIL • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

WILD IN THE CITY • A Mumbai park is home to dozens of leopards. The only thing is, they don’t always stay there

KATE BRADBURY • “They look like flying, fluffy narwhals – there’s nothing else quite like them”

ON THE ROAD AGAIN • World-beating wanderings that cover hundreds of miles and cross international borders

HIDE IN YOUR SHELL • In the battle of the beach, this meeklooking mollusc has all the moves

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WHITE NOISE • In the subarctic waters of Canada’s Hudson Bay, spring triggers a great gathering of small but curious whales

JUNGLE JAM • In Peru’s rainforests, primate conservation is striking a new chord, with citizen scientists playing a significant part as sound engineers

WATER HORSE • A community-led initiative to transform poachers into protectors is turning the tide for seahorses in the waters off Mozambique

WILD FRONTIER • Deep within Romania’s Făgăraș Mountains, a vast, untouched forest of ancient woodland teems with wildlife. Could this be the Yellowstone of Europe?

REALM OF THE RAT • At a temple in Rajasthan, black rats are not pests but family, thriving in an ecosystem shaped by faith

Do crocodiles really eat rocks?

Which animals adopt the young of others?

Is there anywhere on Earth unaffected by humans?

What wildlife lives on Mount Rushmore?

What is the most common shape in nature?

Where is the smallest ocean on the planet?

How big is the world’s biggest snake gathering?

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Kākāpō

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Amy Gulick on playing with humpbacks and packing slippers

CYCLING PLUS • RIDE SMARTER WITH CYCLING PLUS

The crossword

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

No-mowing miracles

Happy 100th, Sir David

“Its gold-green eyes locked on mine” • Leopard in Botswana