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Spotlight on... Woodland resoration
Restoring historic landscapes
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Jon Stokes discusses the Tree Council's work to recreate wood pasture habitat which once covered much of the landscape Read more : Restoring historic landscapes
Exploring oak woodland
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Oak woodland is a characteristic feature of the English landscape and home to a huge variety of plants and animals. On this album, Professor David... Read more : Exploring oak woodland
Spotlight on... Life in the sea ice
Life in the polar sea ice
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Mark Brandon discusses the tiny life trapped in the sea ice that is the foundation for the entire food chain at the poles Read more : Life in the polar sea ice
The frozen planet
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This unit is a general introduction to the frozen planet, including the temperature in the polar regions; the energy from the Sun and the seasons;... Read more : The frozen planet
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A stunning portrait of life at the poles, presented by David Attenborough Read more : OU on the BBC: Frozen Planet
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OU on the BBC: Saving Species - On location
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Explore all the exclusive conservation and biodiversity stories from the Saving Species team, as they unfold from around the world Read more : OU on the BBC: Saving Species - On location
iSpot
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Learn more about the species in your local area; enter your observations of UK wildlife at iSpot. Read more : iSpot
Neighbourhood nature
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There is a fascinating world of nature all around us which we can see if we know how to look for it. Wherever you live,... Read more : Neighbourhood nature
Museum of the Dead
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The votes have now been counted and it is with deepest sympathies that we launch the latest exhibit in the Museum of the Dead Read more : Museum of the Dead
OU on the BBC: Saving Species - Expert insight
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The year 2010 was the International Year of Biodiversity. What did this mean and why are populations of species continuing to decrease? Explore stories from... Read more : OU on the BBC: Saving Species - Expert insight
Tree of Life
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Follow evolution and explore the variety of life on the planet with the Tree of Life. Read more : Tree of Life
First broadcast: Tuesday 26 April 2011 on BBC Radio 4
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Saving species
I find it ironic that you are promoting the saving of all the world’s species except our
human ones, for you seemingly are more fanatically engaged in crossing out of
existence the human species while, objectively speaking, it seems the human species
which is dominantly pushing for the saving of the non human species are ironically
also busy committing suicide, as it is now on the brink of extinction, by multi mixed
race democide, consequently leaving the world’s species to be destroyed by the human
predators who have shown no care to preserve other species. Instead of preserving
the human species who have the sense to save other susceptible species to try and
promote conscious civilised life plus possibly its extension into the universe. FPW