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BBC Wildlife
Animal welfare
FURTHER TO EM GENOVESE'S LETTER (Your Letters, Spring 2026), I would like to signpost the charity Wild Welfare to readers.
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
"The hooves pounded up the trail behind us"
Moose in Colorado
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
SEAGRASS SAVIOURS
Sometimes, saving the planet requires a bright idea, some practical know-how and a bit of tinkering
6 min |
May 2026
BBC Wildlife
WALL TO WILD
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, reunified Germany became a new landscape not only for people, but for wildlife too 'M SITTING IN A FOREST IN Brandenburg, northeast Germany, looking over a large clearing.
7 min |
May 2026
BBC Wildlife
SNAP-CHAT
Samuel Bloch on wild horses, crazy capercaillies and sleeping on the job
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
Old trees key to resilience
Study finds mature trees trump youthful ones
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
ONE STEP BEYOND
There's a lot more to these quirky seabirds than their eye-catching limbs
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
RETURN OF A LEGEND
Once teetering on the very brink of extinction, the elusive Scottish wildcat is prowling the Highlands once more, thanks to a bit of help
7 min |
May 2026
BBC Wildlife
Urban scavengers help curb carbon
New study reveals the extent of emissions saved as city animals feast on food waste
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
Merlin on the brink
The diminutive raptor is one of many species facing extinction in Britain, suggests new report
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
WILD IN THE CITY
Thousands of lesser kestrels have been living in and around the ancient Italian city of Matera for centuries
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
Licence to keep
A new law in England aims to tighten standards for keeping primates as pets, but its impact remains uncertain
6 min |
May 2026
BBC Wildlife
MARK CARWARDINE
The northern white rhino's future hangs in the balance, but the southern white could be the key to saving it
3 min |
May 2026
BBC Wildlife
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
The larvae of this freshwater mollusc hitch a ride - in a fish's gills
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
BLUE WATCH
At one of the world’s busiest marine crossroads, fisherwomen and female marine conservationists have joined forces to help protect sea turtles
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
KATE BRADBURY
\"I met my first crested tit, and then a man who had just seen a crossbill\"
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
The greatest adventure
The making of 1979's Life on Earth
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May 2026
BBC Wildlife
“Our canoe was nearly sunk by a hippo”
Hippos in Niger
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March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Why does Australia have such weird animals?
AUSTRALIA IS A LONG WAY FROM anywhere and has been for a very long time. The landmass definitively separated from the supercontinent of Gondwana around 40 million years ago and, since then, has existed - as a big blob in the middle of an even bigger ocean - in glorious geographical isolation.
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March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Which country has the fewest native animals?
AT AROUND 61KM² SAN MARINO, IN Europe, is one of the world's smallest countries. Entirely landlocked, it is surrounded by Italy.
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March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Why do some species sunbathe?
RING-TAILED LEMURS ARE FAMED FOR their 'sun-worshipping' posture, legs and arms outstretched to reveal their pale bellies. Like humans, they do it to save energy and boost health. Sunlight is necessary to many bodily processes. As a source of vitamin D it's required to maintain bone and muscle health. It is also related to the production of serotonin, the chemical that regulates mood, sleep and stress response.
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March 2026
BBC Wildlife
ALL YOU EVER NEEDED TO KNOW ABOUT THE Piranha
PIRANHAS HAVE A REPUTATION as some of the most dangerous freshwater hunters: terrifying predators capable of devouring a large mammal in mere minutes.
3 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
EAGLES LANDING
Eagle owls were once heavily persecuted. But thanks to a new initiative, these magnificent birds are reclaiming a wetland home
7 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Do wild guinea pigs exist?
GUINEA PIGS, WHICH ARE NOT pigs and not from Guinea, are domesticated rodents that do not exist in the wild.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
SNAP-CHAT: THE INSIDE WORLD OF WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY
Boris Belchev on birds, batteries and battling bears with pop music
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March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Does anything live in the Bermuda Triangle?
THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, IN THE NORTH Atlantic Ocean, has become infamous for the planes and ships that are said to have vanished without a trace while travelling through the area.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Do animals have different blood types?
HUMANS HAVE FOUR MAIN BLOOD GROUPS: A, B, AB and O.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
BUFFALO BEDLAM
In a quiet corner of Africa a dramatic and dusty spectacle unfolds with the arrival of megaherds of buffaloes
7 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
STRIKE MODE
Powerful punches. Flesh-tearing teeth. Deadly talons. We explore the best (or is it the worst?) weapons in the natural world.
7 min |
March 2026
BBC Wildlife
Which species mimic others?
MIMICRY IS WHERE ONE SPECIES evolves to look like another. Animals evolve to mimic others in two main ways and they can be classed as either 'honest' or 'dishonest' mimics. In honest mimicry, two or more species – all of which are either unpalatable or toxic to predators – evolve similar characteristics (for example, the same colour pattern). This means that predators only need to have one unpleasant encounter with any of the mimic species to learn the characteristic that signals danger. This makes the predator less likely to attempt to eat any of the mimic species in the future and therefore grants all mimic species a greater level of protection.
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