Saving SpeciesSeries 3Episodes Episode guide

Back up to: Saving Species

1. Rarities and Recordings

   24/24Brett Westwood looks at a bird on the edge of extinction - the slender-billed curlew.
2. British and Arctic Mammals

   23/24Brett Westwood, the BBC Natural History Unit and the Open University look into wildlife.
3. Freshwater Eels and Mitten Crabs

   22/24Brett Westwood looks at the invasive Chinese mitten crab, plus freshwater eels.
4. Bonobos and Dragon Trees

   21/24Saving Species reports from the Congo basin on the plight of bonobos.
5. Marine Conservation Zones

   20/24Latest news on the designation of conservation areas around the English and Welsh coast.
6. International Wildlife

   19/24International wildlife with polar bears in Svalbard, Asian elephants and salmon in Dorset.
7. Wetland Habitats

   18/24The first day of 2013 sees Saving Species revelling in a winter wildfowl spectacle.
8. British Overseas Territories

   17/24Howard Stableford looks at conservation issues in some of the British Overseas Territories
9. Wildlife Art / Wildlife Gardening Forum

   16/24Brett Westwood takes a look at the relationship between wildlife conservation and art.
10. Rewilding/Devonshire Beavers

    15/24Can the process of urbanisation of the British countryside be reversed through rewilding?
11. Scottish Species Action Framework

    14/24Brett Westwood reports from the Scottish Natural Heritage conference in Edinburgh.
12. Sausage lichen; Turkmenistan; hen harriers

    13/24Brett Westwood looks at the creation of a vast nature reserve in Turkmenistan.
13. Ash Dieback/Managing woodlands

    12/24Brett Westwood examines the likely impacts of Ash dieback on our wildlife.
14. Goliath Grouper/Asiatic Lion/Waxwings

    11/24Brett Westwood reports on goliath groupers in the Caribbean and the Asiatic Lion of India.
15. Wildcats and tooth fungi

    10/24A look at two rare species - the Scottish wildcat and the bearded tooth fungus.
16. Citizen Science / Giant Harvestman

    9/24Brett Westwood explores the growing phenomenon of citizen science.
17. British Raptors

    8/24Birds of prey numbers are rising in the UK, but not every countryside user welcomes this.
18. Episode 7

    7/24Brett Westwood asks if film-makers put anything back in terms of wildlife conservation.
19. Episode 6

    6/24Autumn is a time when the animal world is on the move with specific threats to survival.
20. Episode 5

    5/24Brett Westwood examines some of the issues UK's freshwater resources are facing.
21. Episode 4

    4/24Saving Species examines the health of marine environments from across the world.
22. Episode 3

    3/24Is it going to be brownfield sites that will provide the room for wildlife to flourish?
23. Episode 2

    2/24Brett Westwood looks at ways to allow bats to fly free in an increasingly urbanised land.
24. Episode 1

    1/24Brett Westwood looks back at the summer of 2012. How did the wet summer affect wildlife?