BBC Wildlife - December 2023

In this issue

Hidden World
Meet the tiny arachnid that attacks mosquitoes to feed on the human blood within.

Big Little Journeys
The new BBC Two series follows small animals that make epic treks to find mates, food or new territories.

Can tourism be good for the Antarctic?
As more people are drawn to experience the frozen frontiers, it’s time to weigh up the pros and cons for wildlife..

Suprisingly smart jellies

Caribbean box jellyfish reveal advanced learning despite having no brain

1 min

Put on your winter coat

As the days become shorter, mountain hares cloak themselves in a ghostly white camouflage

1 min

Restoring the Galápagos

Twelve locally extinct species are set to be reintroduced to Floreana Island, following the removal of invasive mammals

1 min

Britain's wildlife crisis

Recent State of Nature report warns that one in six species in the UK are at risk of extinction

2 mins

GILLIAN BURKE

\"Is the Paris Agreement honeymoon well and truly over?\"

2 mins

MEET THE VOLUNTEER - Keith Dobell

The retiree cares for a park, an old railway track and a wood in his home county of Northamptonshire

1 min

Ocean superheroes

Release of 10.000 oysters in North East England promises to improve water quality and marine life

1 min

Ancient woodland still at risk from HS2

Scrapping the northern phase has spared some sites, but woodlands and reserves remain under threat

1 min

FEMALE OF THE SPECIES - REINDEER

Lucy Cooke explains why the females of this Christmas icon have antlers too

2 mins

LET'S GET TOGETHER - ROOSTING PIED WAGTAILS

Remember to look up this Christmas to enjoy gangs of pied wags' gathered in the trees

3 mins

MOUNTAIN MISSION

Canada lynx and wolverines are secretive creatures, but dedicated scientists in Montana are tracking them to inform conservation

8 mins

BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS

A closer look at the smallbut-mighty animals that must travel vast distances to survive

8 mins

COWS COME HOME

Tauros are the closest thing to the extinct aurochs. And they are coming to the UK.

7 mins

CRUISE CONTROL

As more people are drawn to experience the frozen frontiers, can tourism to the seventh continent be a good thing for nature?

7 mins

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