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View this email online Home   |   Photography   |   Animals   |   British Wildlife   |   Travel   |   Wildlife Gardens   |   Magazine       PHOTO GALLERY   African wildlife  Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 Overall Winner Greg du Toit exposes startlingly beautiful and unusual images of African species in our photo gallery. Marvel at a feeding black rhinoceros, a napping chimpanzee and a venomous boomslang attacking a flap-neck chameleon (right).  Click here          IN THIS ISSUE       April issue – out now Browse through the latest issue of BBC Wildlife Magazine     Advertisement feature   This Month’s Highlights PHOTO TIPS   How to photograph bluebells Find out more   AMAZING ANIMALS 4 best whale-watching destinations   Find out more BRITISH WILDLIFE Get your free beetle ID guide here Find out more  BBC WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHIC GRANT You could win £5000 Do you want to break into the world of professional wildlife photography? This new award, sponsored by Kowa, aims to find undiscovered talent and unearth exciting new wildlife stories.  Find out more     Advertisement Feature   Discover British Columbia  Renowned for its stunning beauty, British Columbia contains some of the world’s greatest untamed lands. This vast wilderness is home to black and brown (or grizzly) bears, honey-coloured spirit bears, bald eagles and magnificent humpback and orca whales in the nutrient rich waters along the coast. Between late August and mid October, nature’s greatest event, the spawning of the salmon, is a daily occurrence and a key drawcard that brings in the bears and wolves. No other location in the world offers such intimate wildlife encounters amongst such breathtaking natural splendour. Find out more >  WILDLIFE TV AND RADIO Honey Badgers: Masters of Mayhem on 18 April at 9pm on BBC Two (except Northern Ireland)   Is the honey badger the most fearless animal on the planet? Three experts find out in this Natural World episode.  Read more   Advertisement feature  CAMERA-TRAP PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2014 Call for entries Do you capture photos by remote camera – for research, or just for your own interest? Enter your best images in our Camera-trap Photo of the Year competition, sponsored by Lowepro, for the chance to win a fantastic prize. Find out more    LOCAL PATCH REPORTERS Wildlife bloggers Meet the 17 local patch reporters who are blogging about their wildlife year in 2014. The natural-history enthusiasts are all readers of BBC Wildlife based in the UK. Enjoy reading their nature diaries as they explore their neighbourhood and document the species they encounter. Click here  WILDLIFE PODCAST Podcast Catch up with the BBC Wildlife team and experts, and hear the stories behind our top articles, in our free podcast. Click here  WILDLIFE GIVEAWAY Win a copy of Dolphins Spy in the Pod We have five copies of Dolphins: Spy in the Pod on Blu-ray to give away, worth £19.99 each, courtesy of Acorn Media.  Enter now   April 2014 Photo Contest: Baby animals This month, we want to see your best images of baby animals. See all the entries, upload your photo and vote for your favourite.  Some of your favourites this week       Moose calf   Gentoo penguin chick   River tern chick    Lion cub         Offer ends 8 May 2014. *3 issues for £1 offer is only available to UK residents paying by Direct Debit. After your first 5 issues your subscription will continue at £16.75 every 6 issues, saving 30% on the shop price. If you cancel within 2 weeks of receiving your 2nd issue you will pay no more than £1. BBC Wildlife Magazine is published 13 times a year. Your subscription will start with the next available issue. Unsubscribe | Privacy © Immediate Media Company Limited 2014 Registered in England No. 5715415 Registered Office: Vineyard House, 44 Brook Green, Hammersmith, London, W6 7BT.