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Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. This is the week we launch "Memories are made of this". We go o...ut and invite those who can remember the wildlife around them in the 1940s and 1950s. "Memories" is not so much about nostalgia but much more about past abundances of species. Was there a time in living memory when wild flowers were truly numerous and swallows darkened the sky? This week we kick off with memories of daffodils and hedgehogs. Hugh Warwick, a hedghog expert, is in the studio. Our anecdotal research indicates there are less hedgehogs being seen in Britain and even less road kills being seen. What does this say about hedgehog populations? We'll find out. Also in this programme we get very close to displaying red-crowned cranes, the national bird of Japan. Julian Hector interviews Mark Brazil during late winter in Hokkaido, a time when the cranes are as raucous as they are flamboyant with their displays, calls and dances.
Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. This is the week we launch "Memories are made of this". We go o...ut and invite those who can remember the wildlife around them in the 1940s and 1950s. "Memories" is not so much about nostalgia but much more about past abundances of species. Was there a time in living memory when wild flowers were truly numerous and swallows darkened the sky? This week we kick off with memories of daffodils and hedgehogs. Hugh Warwick, a hedghog expert, is in the studio. Our anecdotal research indicates there are less hedgehogs being seen in Britain and even less road kills being seen. What does this say about hedgehog populations? We'll find out. Also in this programme we get very close to displaying red-crowned cranes, the national bird of Japan. Julian Hector interviews Mark Brazil during late winter in Hokkaido, a time when the cranes are as raucous as they are flamboyant with their displays, calls and dances.
| Series: | Saving species; Series 1 |
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| Episode | 2 |
| First transmission date: | 2010-04-13 |
| 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: | Kirsty Henderson |
| Presenter: | Brett Westwood |
| Contributors: | Aaron Bernstein; Kelvin Boot; Nora Dobson; Clive Groves; Julian Hector; Ken Milner; M. R (Matthew R.) Oates; Hugh Warwick; Brett Westwood |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | PBS01510WZ0002 |
| Available to public: | no |
