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.

ON THE THIS MONTH

I’m making the most of these reasons to be cheerful

BBC Wildlife Magazine

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

Elk could return to the UK after 3,000 years • The first stage of a new rewilding project plans to introduce elk to enclosures in the East Midlands

Flamingos create whirlpools to catch prey • By foot stomping and head jerking, flamingos create vortexes to catch food

NATTERJACK COMEBACK

Chimpanzee rhythms • Chimps can drum in similar way to humans

The wallaby controversy • Feral wallaby populations are growing on the Isle of Man – and native wildlife is suffering

wild JULY • 7 nature encounters for the month ahead

KATE BRADBURY • “In folklore, the Oak King and Holly King battle on each solstice”

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES • A carnivore with an underbelly that defies description

WILD IN THE CITY • Millions of starlings descend upon Rome every year, creating spectacular murmurations – and a mess

BEYOND THE SEA • Each year, a vast shoal of sardines travels up South Africa’s Cape coast, creating a giant feeding frenzy

SUPER FURRY ANIMAL • It’s furry, tentacled and slides slowly over leaves. So… what the heck is it?

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A BUG’S LIFE • Photographed from below, tiny flowers become towering trees. Theo Bosboom captures a captivating new perspective on life in the undergrowth

LONG LIVE THE KINGS • A decade after Cecil the lion was shot with a bow and arrow, there are encouraging signs of hope for lion numbers across Africa

“Beyond their magic and beauty, butterflies play a vital role in our ecosystems” • “Through their life-cycle, butterflies offer a masterclass in change, growth and renewal”

LIFTING CRANES • The tallest flying bird in the world owes its survival to a special relationship with small farmers in the most populated part of India

REWIGGLING A RIVER • Restoring rivers to more natural shapes has huge benefits for wildlife – as one project in the Cairngorms demonstrates

Q&A

What is assisted migration?

How many mass extinctions have there been?

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Is horseshoe crab blood really blue?

What happens to rainforests if there’s no rain?

Do any animals get malaria?

How are cicadas so loud?

Flying foxes • ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT

PhotoCLUB

SNAP-CHAT • Bella Falk on wild dogs, torrential rain and a grumpy elephant

The crossword

SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

Zoo debate continues

Meet the parents

“In the blink of an eye, six of them hurtled towards my tree” • Woolly monkeys in the Colombian Andes