Animals-and-Pets
BBC Wildlife
SHIELDBUG SUCCESS
They’re colourful, accessible and popular, and many are expanding their ranges into and across the British Isles. We uncover more about the changing fortunes of some of Britain’s favourite insects.
10 min |
May 2021
BBC Wildlife
WILDMONTH
With birdsong in full force and summer knocking on the door, there’s plenty to discover this month.
4 min |
May 2021
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The GATHERING
In May, the quiet coastal town of Whyalla bursts into life as thousands of Australian giant cuttlefish gather offshore to breed.
8 min |
May 2021
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On the trail of wolves
Much of the Italian landscape has long been bereft of wolves. Now, a burgeoning population is reclaiming old haunts.
1 min |
May 2021
BBC Wildlife
THE RECLAIMERS
Across the world, land that has been used and abandoned by humans is being recolonised by the plants and animals that were there in the first place. Cal Flyn highlights ten hotspots where wildlife is thriving among the ruins.
8 min |
May 2021
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MARK CARWARDINE
The conservationist discusses the much-anticipated UK Environment Bill and invites your thoughts on the subject.
3 min |
May 2021
BBC Wildlife
Hidden BRITAIN
Many insects are easy to miss in the melee of summer buzzing. Our eyes and ears become bamboozled by the gaudy and gallant – butterflies, dragonflies, bees, beetles – and we overlook the more subtle species. But low-key insects, such as this month’s dipteran delight, are worth seeking out.
3 min |
May 2021
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Theme Park Could Go Ahead Despite Site's Protected Status
Swanscombe peninsula is designated as an SSSI but campaigners fear it is not enough to save the wildlife haven from proposed development.
2 min |
Spring 2021
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Mike Dilger's - Wildlife Watching
In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month heads to our pebble-strewn shores to spot the species that thrive on shingle beaches.
3 min |
Spring 2021
BBC Wildlife
Truth Or Fiction? It's Perfectly Safe To Airlift A Rhinoceros
Flying rhinos upside down looks ungainly but is it harmful, too? New research set out to find the answer.
1 min |
Spring 2021
BBC Wildlife
Meet The Scientist - Lauriane Suyin Chalmin-Pui
Well-being fellow, Royal Horticultural Society and postdoctoral researcher, University of Sheffield
2 min |
Spring 2021
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Gorillas In The Midst Of A Pandemic
Close encounters with tourists may be exposing great apes to COVID-19.
2 min |
Spring 2021
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My Way Of Thinking - Mark Carwardine
The conservationist discusses Jair Bolsonaro’s actions concerning the Amazon rainforest and invites your thoughts on the subject.
3 min |
Spring 2021
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Norway's star wolf moved for safety
Norway’s most famous wolf has been captured and moved south with a female companion to protect him from licensed killing.
1 min |
Spring 2021
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Helping hedgehogs
It may be the nation’s favourite mammal, but the hedgehog is rapidly vanishing from towns and countryside across the UK. Why have things gone so badly wrong for British hedgehogs? And, more importantly, what’s being done to help them?
10+ min |
Spring 2021
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DISTURBANCE IN THE DEEP
With land resources rapidly depleting, eyes are turning to the seabed as a whole new source of metals. But at what cost to marine wildlife?
8 min |
Spring 2021
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Cranes becoming more common
Record numbers of common cranes bred in the UK last year, with 64 pairs producing 23 chicks.
1 min |
Spring 2021
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Mike Dilger's Wildlife Watching
In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month advocates spending time around the peaceful bodies of fresh water dotted across the country.
3 min |
April 2021
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My Way Of Thinking Mark Carwardine
The conservationist discusses the threat of an oil spill in the Red Sea and invites your thoughts on the subject.
3 min |
April 2021
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Lessons For The Future
The idea of creating a GCSE in natural history was first floated a decade ago, but is it any closer to becoming a reality? And could it help change the fortunes of our nature-depleted nation?
10+ min |
April 2021
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RADZI CHINYANGANYA
In our series about people with a passion for a species, TV presenter and author Radzi tells us why he admires the peregrine falcon.
2 min |
April 2021
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Raptors in RESIDENCE
The crowned eagles of the African rainforest don’t mind life among people. In Durban, South Africa, these raptors can be watched right from the living room.
8 min |
April 2021
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Foiled by a fox
As Robin Bennett prepared to take the perfect close-up of an urban red fox, his plans soon started to go awry.
2 min |
April 2021
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Tsewang Namgail Director, Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust
Conservation biologist Tsewang Namgail has focused on human and snow leopard conflict, and how the problem can best be resolved.
2 min |
April 2021
BBC Wildlife
THE $80 MILLION QUESTION
The world spends a huge amount of money on orangutan conservation every year but their numbers are still declining. What’s going on, why isn’t palm oil to blame and what can we do to arrest the downward curve?
9 min |
April 2021
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National ARKS
Seven decades after the UK’s first national parks were created, our largest protected landscapes should nurture thriving biodiversity. How can we make them true havens for wildlife?
10+ min |
April 2021
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Danger, danger – high voltage
Starlings are known for their spectacular murmurations, but if too many gather in one place the consequences can be shocking.
1 min |
April 2021
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Sahara: The Forgotten Ecosystem
Journeying into the fickle and ever changing Saharan landscape reveals the hidden lives of the desert’s most-endangered species.
8 min |
March 2021
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Mike Dilger's: Wildlife Watching
In his series of great places to watch wildlife in the UK, the star of BBC One’s The One Show this month advocates paying close attention to the periphery of woodlands, rather than venturing between the trees.
5 min |
March 2021
BBC Wildlife
Cracking The Mystery
Why is the guillemot egg so shaped? ‘To stop it rolling away’ is the textbook answer. But is it correct? Follow one man's mission to get to the bottom of an evolutionary mystery.
10 min |