Sarah McPherson

Acting deputy editor, BBC Wildlife Magazine

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

Recent articles by Sarah McPherson

A female blackcap on a branch in winter. © Mark L Stanley/Getty

7 garden birds to spot this winter

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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?