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Last broadcast on Thu, 15 Sep 2011, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
17/30 Butterfly expert Matthew Oates is tramping the wilds with Brett looking for the Purple Hairstreak Butterfly. And Julian Hector reports from the North Slope of Alaska where he meets the team working on the extraordinary Spectacled Eider. We also hear from Sarah Pitt who has been looking for Water Voles - so this weeks edition of Saving Species is truly outdoors.
Look below for the pictures of the Spectacled Eider and the link to the U.S Geological Surveys website, where you can follow the latest news of the Spectacled Eiders being studied.
Presenter: Brett Westwood
Producer: Sheena Duncan
Editor: Julian Hector.
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A baby water vole
Close up of a baby water vole being studied by The Whitchurch Community Water Vole project, in partnership with Shropshire Wildlife Trust.
Image by Kate Long
Male Spectacled Eider, Alaska
A male Spectacled Eider following implantation of a satellite transmitter in the Colville River delta in June 2009.
Image by Gwen Myers
Eider flock, Alaska
Aerial photo of eiders congregated at the wintering area in March 2009.
Image by Bill Larned
Broadcasts
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Tue 13 Sep 201111:00
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Thu 15 Sep 201121:00
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