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Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Brett Westwood looks at ways to allow bats to fly free in an increasingly... urbanised land. Brett heads off to a Worcestershire woodland in the hope of seeing one of the rarest mammals in the UK, and a UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species, the Bechstein's bat. Over the years many tortoises have been a special pet to families across the Globe. However the Sulcata tortoise is now of global concern and to discover more of the conservation efforts to return this species in the wild, Helen Scales travels to Senegal to see the pioneering work by Tomas Diagne.
Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. Brett Westwood looks at ways to allow bats to fly free in an increasingly... urbanised land. Brett heads off to a Worcestershire woodland in the hope of seeing one of the rarest mammals in the UK, and a UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species, the Bechstein's bat. Over the years many tortoises have been a special pet to families across the Globe. However the Sulcata tortoise is now of global concern and to discover more of the conservation efforts to return this species in the wild, Helen Scales travels to Senegal to see the pioneering work by Tomas Diagne.
| Series: | Saving species; Series 3 |
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| Episode | 2 |
| First transmission date: | 2012-09-11 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2012 |
| 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: | 00:27:39 |
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| Producer: | Sheena Duncan |
| Presenter: | Brett Westwood |
| Contributors: | John D Altringham; Kelvin Boot; Tomas Diagne; Helen Scales; Brett Westwood |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | AUDA726B |
| Available to public: | no |
