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Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Saba Douglas-Hamilton reports from Samburu national park in Kenya where s...he and her family have studied the elephants and lions for decades. Saba sees pressures from all directions impacting on the wildlife. In her first report we hear about the effects of severe flooding after a period of sustained drought on the savannah and we get an insight into the elephants within the national park. We hear from Mark Brazil on Tyuleniy Island (in the sea of Okhotsk off the coast of Russia) and his close encounters with Stellers Sea Lions. And in the UK, culm grassland making a return - the preferred habitat of the Marsh Fritillary.
Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Saba Douglas-Hamilton reports from Samburu national park in Kenya where s...he and her family have studied the elephants and lions for decades. Saba sees pressures from all directions impacting on the wildlife. In her first report we hear about the effects of severe flooding after a period of sustained drought on the savannah and we get an insight into the elephants within the national park. We hear from Mark Brazil on Tyuleniy Island (in the sea of Okhotsk off the coast of Russia) and his close encounters with Stellers Sea Lions. And in the UK, culm grassland making a return - the preferred habitat of the Marsh Fritillary.
| Series: | Saving species; Series 1 |
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| Episode | 21 |
| First transmission date: | 2010-09-21 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2010 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:30:00 |
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| Producer: | Sheena Duncan |
| Presenter: | Brett Westwood |
| Contributors: | Kelvin Boot; Mark Brazil; Peter Burgess; David Daballen; Doug Demaster; Saba Douglas-Hamilton; Rich Pagen; Brett Westwood |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | PBS03010WZ0021 |
| Available to public: | no |
