Saving Species (Srs 2) - 06 Dec 11 - Ep 29

Published: Dec. 6, 2011, 5:13 p.m.

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28/30 Michael Scott reports from the Flanders Moss peat bogs near Stirling. He discovers it's all about the management of water. Howard Stableford sends a second report about Pikas, where American biologists from Arizona State University explain that the Pikas are also critical for the retention of water on the plateau: their burrows, they claim, help prevent flood and drought. \\nJane Madgwick, Director of Wetlands International talks about water and the conservation of peat bogs at home and in the Himalayas.\\nAnd what are fungi doing wearing tights? it's a parasitic fungus- the powder cap strangler - whose host is another fungus - Brett is in the field to find them.\\nPresenter: Brett Westwood\\nProducer: Sheena Duncan\\nEditor: Julian Hector

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