Megan McCubbin (born 1995) is an English zoologist, conservationist, photographer and television presenter.

Biography

McCubbin has

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and took Environmental Studies at

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. A foundation year in Biological Science led her to study Zoology at the University of Liverpool. In 2017 she hosted an episode of the BBC documentary series ''Undercover Tourist'' about the bear bile industry. She presented an episode of ''Planet Defenders'' in which she investigated why protected sharks were being caught and sold as 'Rock Salmon'. With her stepfather Chris Packham, she has co-hosted '' Springwatch'', ''Autumnwatch'' and ''Winterwatch'' on

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since 2020. In 2021, Packham and McCubbin co-hosted ''Chris and Meg's Wild Summer'' for the BBC. In May and June 2022, McCubbin presented ''Springwatch'' from the Kielder Forest, Hauxley Nature Reserve and

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. In August 2022, she joined the presenting team on '' Animal Park'', a 15-part series filmed at Longleat in Wiltshire and broadcast daily on BBC One and BBC Two.

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Living people Alumni of the University of Liverpool English zoologists English conservationists English television presenters English naturalists 21st-century English writers 21st-century English women writers 1995 births {{biologist-stub