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Electrofishing, Ants and the State of Nature

Join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith for the latest outdoor activities from Shetland to the Borders, plus the key stories for those who live and work in the countryside.

Last week the State of Nature 2019 Scotland Report was released. It is an assessment of how nature is doing across the country. Mark hears about the findings from one of the lead authors.

Euan hears about another report published earlier this year to the intergovernmental panel on climate change which looked at the impact worldwide of farming practices on our climate.

Surveying fish can be a tricky business but as Mark finds out the Forth Rivers Trust is using the technique of electrofishing to catch what鈥檚 in their rivers and gather data.

Euan is at Forvie NNR on a rather foggy day trying to spot seals.

Ecologist Dr David Hetherington has been doing some research into some of the animals that once made Scotland their home. This week it鈥檚 the story of an almost lost bird, the crane.

It鈥檚 three years this month since Out of Doors visited the Yosemite National Park in California鈥檚 Sierra Nevada mountains. We take a look back at some of the highlights.

Wood Ants live a fascinating life as Euan finds out when he goes looking for them in the Cairngorms.

Would you spend your holidays looking for medicinal leeches? Mark speaks to a man who鈥檚 doing just that.

The island of Cumbrae is famed for a rather stony faced reptile. Karen MacKenzie goes to track it down.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Oct 2019 15:30

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  • Sat 12 Oct 2019 06:30
  • Sun 13 Oct 2019 15:30

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