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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I have a great respect for polar bears

BBC Wildlife Magazine

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Contributors

Wild Lives

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

The turtles that don’t like to travel • Satellite tags reveal the unexpected ‘homebody’ nature of some Galápagos sea turtles

Britain’s second venomous snake? • The smooth snake should be reclassified, say researchers

Into Africa • Nat Geo launches an exciting new TV series

NEW STATUS FOR SWAMP

Rare seal in shipwreck • Vessel sunk in war now a vital marine wildlife site

Beavers are back • Once banished from Britain, these native waterway wizards are proving their worth

wild NOVEMBER • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

MARK CARWARDINE • On far-flung islands on opposite sides of the globe, shelled giants are staging a remarkable comeback

WILD IN THE CITY • Barn owls are living among the bright lights of Kuala Lumpur, where they keep the rat population at bay

KATE BRADBURY • “I marvelled at seeing flamingos and storks through my train window”

COME FLY WITH ME • These small yet striking birds of prey undertake an awe-inspiring annual trip to Africa

EYES ON YOU • This crustacean’s colouration is far from its only impressive feature

WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026 • Enjoy the breathtaking winning images from the renowned Natural History Museum competition, now in its 62nd year

NORTH STARS • Seeing polar bears in the wilds of Churchill, Canada, is on many a bucket list. Now there’s a way to have iconic encounters while supporting science

MONKEY MOUNTAIN • On the remote slopes of eastern Brazil, a rare species of monkey is being given a helping hand to survive, and sparking an exciting new generation of ecotourism along the way

BLISS FOR BIRDERS • Nowhere is it easier to enjoy Arctic birdwatching than Norway’s Finnmark and neighbouring Finnish Lapland. Welcome to Europe’s under-the-radar winter wonderland

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE • On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the rainforest of the Leuser Ecosystem offers a rare chance to encounter one of the world’s most elusive great apes: the Sumatran orangutan

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Q&A

Are there any poisonous snakes?

Do animals develop cravings?

Why can birds perch on power lines?

Can animals smell fear?

Are there any flowers that bloom at night?

Do arachnids breathe?

ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Lionfish

Photo CLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Dan Mele on badly behaved coral, broken flippers and dive beanies

wild PUZZLES

Hedgehog immigrants?

Blue Planet III

“With an insulting flap, it threw him off his feet” • Indian eagle-owls in Rajasthan