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

Barrel jellyfish. © Dan Abbott

New jellyfish citizen science project launches

Large heath butterfly bred at Chester Zoo previously released in Lancashire.

Rare butterfly to be reintroduced

Bald eagle sitting in a tree. © Jay Peterson/Getty

US government changes Endangered Species Act

Big headed turtle. © ZSL London Zoo

Unusual turtles find a new home after smuggling ordeal

Lion cubs. © Geoff Bell/John Downer Productions/BBC

When is Serengeti on TV?

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