{"id":37114,"date":"2024-05-22T17:14:39","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T15:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/599d9375-c6dc-45d9-8d12-21573bb8688e"},"modified":"2024-05-22T18:39:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T16:39:26","slug":"who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Megan McCubbin? All you need to know about the wildlife presenter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Megan McCubbin, the zoologist and conservationist bringing her passion and expertise to Springwatch. <\/p>

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Published: Wednesday, 22 May 2024 at 15:14 PM<\/p>

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From lemurs<\/a> to landscapes, Springwatch<\/a> presenter Megan McCubbin’s expertise in wildlife and knack for storytelling makes her a firm favourite.<\/p>

Who is Megan McCubbin?<\/h2>
Zoologist and naturalist Megan McCubbin is a wildlife broadcaster, author and television presenter<\/p>
How old is Megan McCubbin?<\/h2>
Megan McCubbin was born in 1995<\/p>
How is Megan McCubbin related to Chris Packham<\/h2>
Megan McCubbin\u00a0is Chris Packham<\/a>‘s stepdaughter from his relationship with her mother Jo McCubbin.<\/p>
How well does she get on with Chris Packham?<\/h2>
They are very close to each other and get on very well together, as she has known him since she was two years old. <\/p>
How did Megan McCubbin get into wildlife?<\/h2>
According to an interview with the BBC<\/a> she ‘first got into wildlife when I started recognising things moving around, so probably age two when I could follow a butterfly around the garden or have a look under a log for a centipede.’<\/p>
What did she study at university<\/h2>
After leaving school Megan did a foundation year\u00a0in biology before studying Zoology at the\u00a0University of Liverpool.<\/p>
What was her big break?<\/h2>
Back in 2017, she began her career in television by presenting\u00a0Undercover Tourist: Inside the Illegal Bear Bile Market<\/em>\u00a0for BBC3.<\/p>
<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-has-she-been-presenting-springwatch\">How long has she been presenting Springwatch?<\/h2><p>Megan started presenting <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/winterwatch-springwatch-autumnwatch-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springwatch<\/a><\/em> in 2020, when Covid restrictions led to a different format, with all the presenters, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/people\/who-is-michaela-strachan-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-springwatch-presenter\">Michaela Strachan<\/a>, presenting from their homes or nearby.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/springwatch-2024-wildlife\">Springwatch wildlife: meet the wildlife species starring in this year’s Springwatch<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/springwatch\/how-springwatch-is-filmed\">How is Springwatch filmed? We go behind the scenes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-else-has-megan-mccubbin-presented\">What else has Megan McCubbin presented?<\/h2><p>Megan McCubbin has reported on plastic pollution issues for Al Jazeera, and for the social movement Extinction Rebellion’s award-winning environmental series\u00a0<em>Earthrise.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p><p>During the pandemic she moved in with her stepfather – as her mother was an NHS nurse – and together they produced their YouTube series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8IZMOohZNxP5thvS9sMqVy8cq8NX3Mou\"><em>Self Isolating Bird Cl<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL8IZMOohZNxP5thvS9sMqVy8cq8NX3Mou\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>ub<\/em><\/a>.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-books-has-she-written\">What books has she written?<\/h2><p>In 2020, she published her first book,\u00a0<em>Back to Nature: How to Love Life and Save It<\/em>, co-written by Chris Packham.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Back-Nature-Conversations-Chris-Packham\/dp\/1529350433\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/figure><p>Paperback, \u00a34.99. Buy now from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Back-Nature-Conversations-Chris-Packham\/dp\/1529350433\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon<\/a> <\/p><p><em>We may receive a commission for purchases made. Please read our affiliates\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/magazine\/bbc-countryfile-magazine-affiliate-links\/\">FAQ page<\/a>\u00a0to find out more.<\/em><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-does-megan-mccubbin-have-a-partner\">Does Megan McCubbin have a partner?<\/h2><p>Megan is in a relationship with wildlife cameraman\u00a0James Stevens.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/how-to\/watch-wildlife\/best-nature-documentaries\">Best nature documentaries to stream<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/best-david-attenborough-documentaries\">Best David Attenborough documentaries\u00a0to watch and stream<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/best-dinosaur-documentaries\">Best dinosaur documentaries to watch<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p\/> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Megan McCubbin, the zoologist and conservationist bringing her passion and expertise to Springwatch. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":37115,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter.png",1376,776,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter-300x169.png",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter-768x433.png",768,433,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter-1024x577.png",800,451,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter.png",1376,776,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/05\/who-is-megan-mccubbin-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-wildlife-presenter.png",1376,776,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Meet Megan McCubbin, the zoologist and conservationist bringing her passion and expertise to Springwatch.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/37114"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

How old is Megan McCubbin?<\/h2>Megan McCubbin was born in 1995<\/p>

How is Megan McCubbin related to Chris Packham<\/h2>Megan McCubbin\u00a0is Chris Packham<\/a>‘s stepdaughter from his relationship with her mother Jo McCubbin.<\/p>

How did Megan McCubbin get into wildlife?<\/h2>According to an interview with the BBC<\/a> she ‘first got into wildlife when I started recognising things moving around, so probably age two when I could follow a butterfly around the garden or have a look under a log for a centipede.’<\/p>

How old is Megan McCubbin?<\/h2>
Megan McCubbin was born in 1995<\/p>

How is Megan McCubbin related to Chris Packham<\/h2>
Megan McCubbin\u00a0is Chris Packham<\/a>‘s stepdaughter from his relationship with her mother Jo McCubbin.<\/p>

How did Megan McCubbin get into wildlife?<\/h2>
According to an interview with the BBC<\/a> she ‘first got into wildlife when I started recognising things moving around, so probably age two when I could follow a butterfly around the garden or have a look under a log for a centipede.’<\/p>