Sarah McPherson

Acting deputy editor, BBC Wildlife Magazine

Sarah McPherson is the acting deputy editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine.

Recent articles by Sarah McPherson

Hedgehog in Winter with Snow, Red Berries and Green Moss, Getty

Wildlife success stories of 2020

Spirit of the Mountains, Winner 2016, Land. © Stefano Unterthiner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Photograph Wildlife

How to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Peacock butterfly in a garden. © Jack Perks/FLPA/Getty

Join in with a global citizen science project this weekend

Illustrations by Stuart Jackson Carter

Wildlife Gardening

How to make a wildlife pond

Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) world's largest living reptile, cooling himself with open mouth, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. © Australian Scenics/Getty

Saltwater crocodile guide: diet and where they live in the wild

Adult jaguar on the edge of a river in the rainforest

Jaguar guide: how to identify, where to see and conservation

Black-capped Tanager (Tangara heinei) resting on a branch. © Neil Bowman/Getty.

A natural paradise in Colombia

Noah Strycker.

People & Wildlife

What’s it like to be world birder?

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Insects & Invertebrates

What is a sea wash ball?

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Can other animals be conscientious?

Cheetah family in the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya © Paul Souders/Getty

Is a cheetah born with spots?

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What’s the world’s fastest snake?

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Why do coco-de-mer seeds grow so large?

Südamerika, Pazifik, Pazifischer Ozean, Ecuador, Galapagosinseln, Galápagos-Inseln, Provinz Galápagos, Insel Santa Cruz, Manchinelbaum (Hippomane mancinella), en: manchineel tree, Hippomane mancinella, es: Manzanillo, La manzanilla de la muerte o árbol de la muerte

What’s the world’s most poisonous tree?

Watch a caterpillar turn into a butterfly or moth and release it back into the wild. © Chris Gomersall

How do I rear a caterpillar?