Examining the world of nature and the challenges of wildlife conservation
Radio 4,·95 episodes
Episode 6
Sarah Pitt talks to Jennifer Owen about her life-long study of the wildlife in her garden.
31 May 2011,·30 mins
Episode 7
Saving Species explores the mysteries of bird migration.
07 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Episode 8
Brett Westwood broadcasts live from Long Nanny, an Arctic Tern colony in Northumberland.
14 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Episode 9
Saving Species presents one of Britain's most beloved species, the dormouse.
21 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Episode 10
The Bar-Headed Goose breeds on the highest plateaus of the Himalayas, but are they safe?
28 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Episode 11
Saving Species reports from the Great Barrier Reef on the conservation of green turtles.
05 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Episode 12
Including a report about the conservation of whales.
12 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Episode 13
Saving Species asks how well we're doing looking after our ponds and their inhabitants.
19 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Episode 14
The latest news about Chris, the Africa-bound cuckoo, and the UK Ladybird Survey.
26 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Episode 15
Saving Species reports from the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem on the conservation of swifts.
30 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Episode 16
This week, the Horrid Ground Weaver - a creature found only in one place in the UK.
06 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Episode 17
Saving Species is outdoors, in the wilds of the UK and seventy north in the Arctic.
13 Sep 2011,·28 mins
Episode 18
Saving Species reports from the North Slope of Alaska to find the Spectacled Eider duck.
20 Sep 2011,·28 mins
Episode 19
Zoo vets talk about the role of conservation medicine in saving wildlife.
27 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Episode 20
The Pika, a small mountain mammal, is blamed for the degradation of grassland.
04 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Episode 21
Saving Species catches up with the work in Outer Mongolia on the Bar-Headed Goose.
11 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Episode 22
Saving Species asks if success with species conservation can ever become a problem.
18 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Episode 23
Saving Species talks to Alastair Fothergill about his series, Frozen Planet on BBC1.
25 Oct 2011,·30 mins
Episode 24
With Brett Westwood. From the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
01 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Episode 25
Including a report on studies to tag and follow the movements of sea horses.
08 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Episode 26
We report from Assisi in Italy where world religions have come together to save wildlife.
15 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Episode 27
This week Saving Species is all about trees and forests.
22 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Episode 28
Brown hares are in decline in North Wales, but why?
29 Nov 2011,·30 mins
Episode 29
Brett Westwood investigates fungi with tights, or the attack of the powder cap strangler!
06 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Episode 30
Brett Westwood rounds up a busy year and revisits some key stories from Saving Species.
13 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Episode 1
The first in a series of programmes looking into the challenges of wildlife conservation.
06 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Episode 2
Brett Westwood examines the world of nature and the challenges of wildlife conservation.
13 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Episode 3
20 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Episode 4
27 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Episode 5
Including a first report from North America correspondent Howard Stableford.
04 May 2010,·30 mins
