Nature Showcase
Our Nature Showcase brings live natural spaces from around the world to your screen. Tune into our selection of wildlife webcams, including giraffes at Edinburgh Zoo, fishing bears in Alaska, and ostriches in the Kalahari Desert, Botswana.
Explore the full collection spanning marine environments, deserts, caves, volcanic regions, rainforests, and more. Discover the fascinating conservation research that lies behind each webcam and see what the scientists watching them are learning.
Antarctica webcam
See Antarctica’s Halley Research Station, where scientists study Earth’s atmosphere, climate, and polar environment from a remote station on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
Credit: British Antarctic Survey
Arctic webcam
Explore the Arctic from Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, with the webcam offering views of a remote research station and its polar surroundings.
Credit: British Antarctic Survey
Badger webcam
Tune in at night to observe nocturnal badgers with their cubs at Fingringhoe Wick nature reserve, Essex.
Credit: Essex Wildlife Trust
Bat webcam
Observe Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from the largest bat colony in the world, from Bracken Cave, Texas. This webcam supports awareness and appreciation of these important but often misunderstood mammals.
Credit: Bat Conservation International
Brown bear (Alaska) webcam
Watch brown bears fishing for migrating salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska, with opportunities to spot bald eagles, gulls and other wildlife.
Credit: National Park Service; Explore.org
Brown bear (Romania) webcam
Tune in to observe rescued brown bears roaming, exploring, and playing in the AMP Libearty Brown Bear Sanctuary in Romania.
Credit: World Animal Protection; Millions of Friends Association
Coral reef webcam
Explore a live underwater view of a coral reef in Honduras, offering a window into marine life and the ever-changing activity of a tropical reef ecosystem.
Credit: Utopian Village; Explore.org
Daintree Rainforest Observatory webcam
Follow ospreys in Australia nesting atop a rainforest canopy crane. Watch nest building and incubation through to hatching, chick development, and everyday behaviour.
Credit: Daintree Rainforest Observatory, James Cook University
Giraffe webcam
Watch four male Nubian giraffes — Arrow, Gerald, Fennessy, and Gilbert — at their feeder at Edinburgh Zoo, and learn about conservation efforts supporting giraffes in the wild.
Credit: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS); IndigoVision
Gorilla webcam
The Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education (GRACE) Center protects endangered Grauer’s gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They do this through rehabilitation, rewilding, community-led conservation, science, education, and local leadership.
Credit: GRACE; Explore.org
Hawaiian volcano webcam
Watch live views of Kīlauea’s Halemaʻumaʻu active volcanic crater in Hawaii, where volcanic activity can include lava and changing atmospheric conditions.
Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; National Park Service
Hummingbird webcam
Watch colourful hummingbirds visit feeders at Canopy Tower in Soberanía National Park, Panama, including white-necked jacobins and violet-bellied hummingbirds.
Credit: Cornell Lab Bird Cams; Canopy Family; Explore.org
Kalahari Salt Pan webcam
Observe wildlife visiting a remote salt pan in Botswana, providing a window into the behaviour and interactions of animals in the Kalahari.
Credit: Natural Selection Foundation; Africam; Explore.org
Little penguin webcam
Little Penguins of Burnie protects and celebrates Tasmania’s wild little penguin colony through conservation, community education, and sustainable wildlife tourism.
Credit: Little Penguins of Burnie
Lion webcam
Watch Asiatic lions Jayendra and Bindee at Edinburgh Zoo. Lions are often most active at night and may be resting during daytime viewing.
Credit: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS); IndigoVision
Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve webcam
Discover over 50 years of osprey breeding at Loch of the Lowes in Scotland, meet this year’s successful breeding pair and chick, and explore the Reserve’s wildlife.
Credit: Scottish Wildlife Trust
Manatee webcam
Watch manatees swimming beneath the surface of the spring at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, Florida, including resident and rehabilitating manatees.
Credit: Save the Manatee Club
Macaw webcam
The Macaw Recovery Network protects endangered great green and scarlet macaws in Costa Rica through population recovery, habitat conservation, and community education.
Credit: Macaw Recovery Network; Explore.org
Kenya’s Mara River webcam
Watch wildlife along Kenya’s Mara River, where hippos, crocodiles, and more gather at the river and surrounding landscape provides opportunities for observing natural behaviour.
Credit: Mara Conservancy; Africam; Explore.org
Northern royal albatross webcam
Watch northern royal albatrosses at their nesting site in New Zealand and observe these remarkable seabirds throughout their breeding season.
Credit: Cornell Lab Bird Cams; New Zealand Department of Conservation
Panama fruit feeder webcam
Watch tropical birds visiting fruit feeders at Canopy Lodge in El Valle de Antón, Panama, surrounded by lush forest and the mountains of Cerro Gaital.
Credit: Cornell Lab Bird Cams; Canopy Family; Explore.org
Penguins webcam
Watch Edinburgh Zoo’s colony of northern rockhopper, gentoo and king penguins at Penguins Rock, one of Europe’s largest outdoor penguin pools.
Credit: Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS); IndigoVision
This Nature Showcase provides links to live wildlife webcams from around the world. All links are to external websites operated by third parties. The Royal Society of Biology is not responsible for the content, availability, or accuracy of information on these websites.
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