Megan McCubbin | |
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Born | 1995 (age 28–29) United Kingdom |
Occupation(s) | zoologist, conservationist, photographer, television presenter |
Years active | 2017–present |
Notable work | Springwatch |
Parent | Chris Packham (stepfather) |
Megan McCubbin (born 1995) [1] is an English zoologist, conservationist, photographer and television presenter. [2]
McCubbin was born in 1995; her mother is Jo McCubbin, a nurse. When Megan was two years old, her mother began dating Chris Packham, and they later married. They divorced in 2008. [3]
McCubbin has dyslexia and took Environmental Studies at A-Level. A foundation year in Biological Science led her to study Zoology at the University of Liverpool. [4] [1]
In 2017 she hosted an episode of the BBC documentary series Undercover Tourist about the bear bile industry, [5] and became a regular reporter on Al Jazeera's Earthrise programme. [6] [7] 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, [1] [8] she has co-hosted Springwatch , Autumnwatch and Winterwatch on BBC Two since 2020. [9] [10] In 2021, Packham and McCubbin co-hosted Chris and Meg's Wild Summer for the BBC. [11]
In May and June 2022, McCubbin presented Springwatch from the Kielder Forest, Hauxley Nature Reserve and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. [12] 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. [13] [14]
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