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
Seahorses in the United Kingdom
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Neil Garrick Maidment of The Seahorse Trust discusses the seahorse populations indigenous to the UK Read more : Seahorses in the United Kingdom
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
Conservation of the fen raft spider
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The Saving Species team talks to Helen Smith about the understanding and conservation of the fen raft spider Read more : Conservation of the fen raft spider
Polar Plankton: indicators of environmental change
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The Saving Species team talks to Chris Reid and Graham Hosie about studying microscopic polar plankton - the source of all food in the oceans Read more : Polar Plankton: indicators of environmental change
Protecting the Spectacled Eider
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The Saving Species team talks to Matt Sexson from the University of Alaska about his work studying the spectabled eider, an endangered sea duck Read more : Protecting the Spectacled Eider
Coat of many colours: Harlequin ladybird
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The Saving Species team talks to Helen Roy and Richard Comont from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology about their work on Harlequin ladybird pathogens,... Read more : Coat of many colours: Harlequin ladybird
Out of the woods?
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Chris Baines talks to the Saving Species team about the uncertain future of British woodlands, which provide us with much-needed access to nature and biodiversity Read more : Out of the woods?
From Mongolia to India, then straight back again
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Bar-headed geese have one of the most demanding migratory patterns of all birds. Lucy Hawkes describes how they have adapted to the challenge Read more : From Mongolia to India, then straight back again
Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper
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Martin McGill and Christoph Zockler discuss their work bringing the spoon-bill sandpiper to the UK for captive breeding Read more : Saving the spoon-billed sandpiper
Saving the mountain gorilla
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The Saving Species team hear from Ian Redmond on protecting mountain gorillas in Africa, including the deaths of Dian Fossey and Digit Read more : Saving the mountain gorilla
The wild boar comes bounding back
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The increasing wild boar population in the UK divides opinion. Listen to an interview with wild boar expert Martin Goulding, who discusses their effect on woodland... Read more : The wild boar comes bounding back
The desert tortoise without the hare
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How important are desert tortoises to the desert ecosystem? The Saving Species team talks to biologist Kimberley Field in this extended interview Read more : The desert tortoise without the hare
The beaver: nature's landscapers
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In an extended interview, the Saving Species team talks to water vole specialist Derek Gow about how the beaver was hunted to near extinction, and... Read more : The beaver: nature's landscapers
Island life
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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... Read more : Island life
Delta blues: Mississippi marshlands
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The Saving Species team are joined by Quenton Fontenot who is an Associate Professor in Biological Sciences at Nicholls State University, Louisiana. They discuss the... Read more : Delta blues: Mississippi marshlands
Across the skyline: Bird-watching in London
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On Friday 15th October 2010 the Saving Species team met with Ian Wallace, a pioneer of ornithology in this country, on Primrose Hill, just... Read more : Across the skyline: Bird-watching in London
Sacred forests
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Martin Palmer is from the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC). He is joined by the Saving Species team to explore the role religion can... Read more : Sacred forests
The secrets of the krill
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Antarctic krill are the one of the most abundant animal species on earth. The Saving Species team talk to Robert King in Australia to learn... Read more : The secrets of the krill
Staying ahead of the game: Seabirds
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The Saving Species team continue their investigation into seabird populations in an interview with seabird ecologist Sarah Wanless. Here she discusses how the changing sea... Read more : Staying ahead of the game: Seabirds
The secret ingredients
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The Saving Species team is joined by paediatrician and diversity of nature advocate Aaron Bernstein, as they take a slice of the pie of life... Read more : The secret ingredients
Do not disturb: Life with the puffins
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In an extended interview recorded by the Saving Species team, seabird biologist, Mike Harris, shares his experience of studying puffins on the Isle of May.... Read more : Do not disturb: Life with the puffins
Nature's alarm clock
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From Thomas Hardy's idyllic cottage at Higher Bockhampton, the Saving Species team listen to birdsong and discuss how nature and the dawn chorus have changed... Read more : Nature's alarm clock
Hedgehogs: Beating the odds
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Hedgehog ecologist and campaigner, Hugh Warwick, talks to the Saving Species team in an extended interview, and offers an insight into the world of hedgehogs;... Read more : Hedgehogs: Beating the odds
Dancing in the Spring: Purple emperor butterfly
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From an ancient woodland in Wiltshire, conservation advisor for the National Trust, Matthew Oates, talks to the Saving Species team in an extended interview, and... Read more : Dancing in the Spring: Purple emperor butterfly
At the water's edge: Blakiston's fish-owl
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From a nature reserve in Japan, the Saving Species team is joined by experienced field ornithologist, Mark Brazil, in an extended interview as they observe... Read more : At the water's edge: Blakiston's fish-owl
The unseen world
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In an extended interview recorded by the Saving Species team, biodiversity advocate, Aaron Bernstein, talks about the wonders of the microbial world and how it... Read more : The unseen world
Neighbourhood nature
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Explore the world of nature with this new course from The Open University: Neighbourhood nature. Read more : Neighbourhood nature
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