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The Greenland white-fronted goose

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The Greenland white-fronted goose Creative commons imageCredit: Greenland White Fronted Goose / Hilary Chambers / CC BY-ND 2.0
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 07 Dec 2012
By Professor Tony Fox
Waterfowl expert Tony Fox talks to Saving Species about a goose that has been on conservation concern for many years.
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Raptor conservation in the UK

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Raptor conservation in the UK Creative commons imageCredit: Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus - Albanella reale) / Lorenzo Magnis / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 23 Oct 2012
By Professor Stephen Redpath
Birds of prey are a spectacular sight, and they have become more abundant in the UK. What effect does this have on the prey populations?
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Introduction and 30 years of change

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Introduction and 30 years of change Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University / Karen Parker
Updated: 21 May 2012
By Iain Davidson
An introduction to myself and a summary of what I have noticed over 30 years.
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Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper

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Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper Creative commons imageCredit: _IGP4163 / ken / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 16 Nov 2011
By Martin McGill, Dr Christoph Zockler
Martin McGill and Christoph Zockler discuss their work bringing the spoon-bill sandpiper to the UK for captive breeding.
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From Mongolia to India, then straight back again

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From Mongolia to India, then straight back again Creative commons imageCredit: Work found at Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 18 Oct 2011
By Lucy Hawkes
Bar-headed geese have one of the most demanding migratory patterns of all birds. Lucy Hawkes describes how they have adapted to the challenge
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Protecting the Spectacled Eider

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Protecting the Spectacled Eider Creative commons imageCredit: usfwsendsp under CC-BY
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 13 Sep 2011
By Matt Sexson
The Saving Species team talks to Matt Sexson from the University of Alaska about his work studying the spectabled eider, an endangered sea duck
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What is avian pox - and how can I help the fight against it?

What is avian pox - and how can I help the fight against it? Creative commons imageCredit: seabrookeleckie.com under CC-BY-NC-ND licence
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 11 Aug 2011
By Dr Patricia Ash
Is there a risk of an avian pox epidemic in the UK? What can be done to help avoid it?
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Island life

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Island life Copyrighted imageCredit: Thomas Langlands | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Duration 30 mins Updated 16 Nov 2010
By Malcolm Ogilvie
The Saving Species team join Malcolm Ogilvie on the island of Islay off the west coast of Scotland to discuss his career as a British...
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Across the skyline: Bird-watching in London

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Across the skyline: Bird-watching in London Creative commons imageCredit: stevec77 under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 02 Nov 2010
By Ian Wallace
On Friday 15th October 2010 the Saving Species team met with Ian Wallace, a pioneer of ornithology in this country, on Primrose Hill, just...
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Human solutions to human problems

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Human solutions to human problems Creative commons imageCredit: prashant_sh under CC-BY
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 15 Sep 2010
By Richard Powell
Richard Powell from the RSPB argues that climate change is a human problem that affects humans, not planets. What changes can we make now to...
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