Megan Shersby

Editorial assistant at BBC Wildlife Magazine. I manage a couple of sections in the magazine, alongside the website and social media.

Recent articles by Megan Shersby

The St Helena olive became extinct in 2003. © Rebecca Cairns-Wicks

Hundreds of plants wiped out in the last 250 years

Swift Cambridgeshire. © Ben Andrew/RSPB

Swifts arriving later than usual due to bad weather

Festival of Nature. © BNHC

Festival of Nature set to flourish

Singing robin. © Ben Queenborough/Getty

Springwatch team launch new citizen science project

Michaela Strachan

Largest ever survey of England’s forest wildlife

Sunrise over bluebells in Warwickshire. © Ben Waters/Getty

Holidays/Days Out

Top places to see bluebells

A portrait of Jonathan and Angela Scott. © Animal Planet

The big cats of the Maasai Mara are back

Green turtle. © Ellis Roberts/BBC

When are Blue Planet Live and Blue Planet UK on TV?

Fair Isle Bird Observatory. © Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/UIG/Getty

Shock as Fair Isle Bird Observatory destroyed by fire

Birdfair revealing the funding total from 2018

Birdfair reveals that £322,000 was raised at 2018 event

Scientists uncovering the fossils 30+ years ago in Grand Cayman Cave, with Gary Morgan and Dr Greg McDonald © NMMNH

Fossilised bones reveal three new extinct mammals

Composite image showing the size difference between a European honeybee work and the female Wallace's giant bee. © Clay Bolt

The world’s largest bee rediscovered by scientists

Overall winner 2018. © Paul Colley/BWPA

British Wildlife Photography Awards is open for entries

Conservationists plant elm trees for rare butterflies