OU on the BBC: Saving Species: Series 3, Episode 20
Introductory Level
Updated 14 Jan 2013
This week on Saving Species: The latest news on the designation of conservation areas around the English and Welsh coast.
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String of sausages lichen
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Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 07 Jan 2013
Could this unusually named lichen be making a comeback?
The natural environment at the heart of human creativity
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Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 20 Dec 2012
Tim Birkhead discusses a new collective whose creative work is influenced by the natural environment.
The Greenland white-fronted goose
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Introductory Level
Duration 15 mins
Updated 07 Dec 2012
Waterfowl expert Tony Fox talks to Saving Species about a goose that has been on conservation concern for many years.
Goliath grouper: huge, majestic, overfished
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Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 16 Nov 2012
In this extended interview, Saving Species looks the goliath grouper, a huge and endangered fish that's getting some much-needed protection in Florida.
Tracking bats by Blagdon Lake
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Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 30 Oct 2012
Daniel Hargreaves takes the Saving Species team for a nighttime visit to the bats of Blagdon.
Raptor conservation in the UK
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Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 23 Oct 2012
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?
Brownfield land: barren, or buzzing?
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Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 18 Sep 2012
Pioneering environmentalist Chris Baines discusses the value of brownfield sites for wildlife
OU on the BBC: Saving Species
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Duration 5 mins
Updated 04 Sep 2012
Celebrate biodiversity and wildlife conservation with Radio 4's weekly Saving Species
OU on the BBC: Saving Species - About the 2010 series
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Duration 5 mins
Updated 04 Sep 2012
To mark the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, the BBC and The Open University come together for a special series of radio programmes.
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Updated 20 May 2013
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