BBC Wildlife - September 2023

In this issue

How to see whales in the UK
An impressive array of cetaceans swim by our shores – don’t miss the action!

Hidden Britain
A giant woodlouse found on damp, rocky coastlines.

Photo opportunity
Learning camera skills is fostering a love of nature in young South Africans.

The Wildlife Photography Awards
Enter our new competition for the chance to win a trip to Belize.

Mighty migrants

Bar-tailed godwits show admirable athleticism

1 min

Return of the dragons

Endangered lizard seen for the first time in more than 50 years

1 min

Milestone for iconic eagles

For the first time in 240 years, a white-tailed eagle has fledged in the wild at a secret location in southern England

1 min

Scarlet fever

Black bryony is an unmissable hedgerow highlight

1 min

Nothing scary to see here

House spiders start to appear indoors in search of warmth and a mate

1 min

GILLIAN BURKE

\"People still believe there's a ticking human population time-bomb\"

3 mins

Katty Baird

National Museums Scotland volunteer and author of Meetings with Moths on documenting British Lepidoptera

1 min

Iceland suspends fin whale hunting

The groundbreaking decision lasts until late August and could spell the end of whaling in the country

1 min

Lost & Found

COMMON SWIFTS ARE A FAMILIAR FIXTURE of our summer skies, but there are a number of rarer species in this bird family that visit as occasional vagrants from afar.

1 min

Hummingbirds know their drink-fly limits

New research shows that one particular species can function under the influence - up to a point

1 min

Speedy fish

After disappearing in the 1960s, turbocharged bluefin tuna are back

1 min

Female of the Species - Bonobo

Lucy Cooke on the great apes forming a powerful sisterhood

2 mins

Aim of the game

Adult craneflies appear in September with the purpose to mate

1 min

MARK CARWARDINE

\"Why would killer whales attack yachts in 21st-century Europe?\"

2 mins

BLOWIN' IN THE WIND

Catch all the action as spectacular cetaceans swim by our shores

3 mins

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

SEA SLATER - Meet the giant woodlouse that can only survive in the damp zone between land and sea

2 mins

GIMME SHELTER

In Costa Rica, a pioneering charity is helping vulnerable sloths that have lost their homes due to deforestation

3 mins

PHOTO OPPORTUNITY

An initiative in South Africa is using cameras to nurture the conservationists of tomorrow

7 mins

HIDE AND SEEK

The western lowland gorilla is not as familiar as its mountain cousin, but the forests of Central Africa are gradually revealing the secrets of this elusive ape

7 mins

Норе for the high seas

Global leaders have agreed to a landmark treaty that will safeguard marine life in our shared waters

7 mins

TOTALLY CHOUGHED

After a 200-year absence, the rare red-billed chough has been returned to its ancient Kent homeland

7 mins

Algae: simple plants or simply plant-like?

WHAT ARE ALGAE? THE TERM IS used for everything from microscopic bacteria and plankton to pond slime and seaweeds, but unlike animals and many other living things, algal groups are an assortment without a single common ancestor. That said, one feature is shared by most algae in every group: photosynthesis – the ability to make food from carbon dioxide and sunlight, releasing oxygen, just like plants.

2 mins

SNAP-CHAT WITH BBC WILDLIFE PICTURE EDITOR TOM GILKS

Ben Hall on destructive deer and getting socked by a gannet

1 min

Holding out for a hero

One brave woman, one soggy badger - and a jet ski

2 mins

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