Sarah McPherson

Section editor, BBC Wildlife Magazine

Sarah McPherson is the section editor of BBC Wildlife Magazine.

Recent articles by Sarah McPherson

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?

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?

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?

Sir David is urging people to take part in the 2016 Big Butterfly Count. © Butterfly Conservation

David Attenborough on Britain’s butterflies

MASHATU, BOTSWANA - JULY 26: at the Mashatu game reserve on July 26, 2010 in Mapungubwe, Botswana. Mashatu is a 46,000 hectare reserve located in Eastern Botswana where the Shashe river and Limpopo river meet. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Huge elephant translocation begins in Malawi

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Insects & Invertebrates

What is a Portuguese man of war?

Hopping kangaroo

How many legs does a kangaroo have?