BBC Wildlife

BY PICTURE EDITOR TOM GILKS IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. The passing of summer may be sad for some, but I always excitedly await the results of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which showcases the very best of the world’s wildlife photography. And this year certainly hasn’t dissapointed. I have been blown […]

News In Brief

News In Brief Better together Male bottlenose dolphins in Western Australia make the most complex alliances yet seen outside human societies, according to research led by the University of Bristol. Pursuing mating opportunities is at the heart of it, but the scale of the strategic grouping is surprising. This ranges from groups of two or […]

From the BBC Wildlife Archive

FROM THE BBC WILDLIFE ARCHIVE: November 1975 Here to stay In the November 1975 issue of Wildlife, Adrian Dubock discusses the grey squirrel’s reputed destructive image: “The inveterate visualisation of the grey squirrel is as a brash invader from America which has driven the truly British, gentlemanly red squirrel from our shores,” he states. “Whereas […]

The Winning Photos

WINNER 10 YEARS AND UNDER Battle stations EKATERINA BEE ITALY Ekaterina watched as two Alpine ibex sparred for supremacy. It was near the end of a spring day trip with her family that Ekaterina spotted the fight. The two ibex clashed horns and continued to trade blows while standing on their hind legs like boxers […]