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Best of Natural History Radio Episodes

  1. Shared Planet: The Modern Naturalist

    Ep 3 of 30 / Monty Don presents a special Shared Planet in front of an audience from...

  2. Shared Planet: Overland Migration

    Ep 6 of 30: Overland migrations of terrestrial mammals form some of the most natural...

  3. Shared Planet: Nature and the Written Word

    Ep 2 of 30 / Monty Don presents a special Shared Planet in front of an audience from...

  4. Shared Planet: National Parks

    The term National Park can be applied to different types of areas depending on where...

  5. Shared Planet: Hen Harriers - Trust

    Hen harriers are persecuted in the British Isles because they eat grouse.

  6. Shared Planet: Hector's Dolphin

    Ep 5 of 30: Hector's dolphin is the world smallest marine cetacean and one of the most...

  7. Shared Planet: Disclosure

    Monty Don explores the difficulties in keeping secrets and the effects of secrecy on...

  8. Shared Planet: Conservation Triage

    How does the world of conservation set its priorities? Shared Planet reports from and...

  9. Shared Planet: Blue Whales

    Blue whales are increasingly being hit by ships, especially off the coast of California.

  10. Shared Planet Orangutans and Drones

    Orang-utans live in the peat rainforests of Malaysia and Indonesia. It can be tough to...

  11. Shared Planet Beavers in Business

    The European beaver was hunted to extinction for its fur, meat and the aromatic from...

  12. Shared Planet - Snapping Turtles

    What do elephants, snapping turtles and guillemots have in common? They are all of the...

  13. Shared Planet - Sharing with Wolves

    Few creatures have infiltrated our psyche as much as wolves. They haunt our and appear...

  14. Shared Planet - Pit Stops and Stopovers

    Migrating birds exemplify our problem to share the planet with wildlife.

  15. Shared Planet - Ocean Plastics

    Plastic litter has the knack of finding its way into the ocean. Unfortunately this to...

  16. Shared Planet - Natural Symbols 20 Jan '14

    The final programme in the series recorded in the Natural History Museum in London.

  17. Shared Planet - Mangroves

    Mangroves have been destroyed worldwide, we are trying to restore them.

  18. Shared Planet - Mahogany

    Beautiful and durable, mahogany has been highly prized and traded internationally for...

  19. Shared Planet - Less Wildlife?

    The diversity and abundance of wildlife is declining across the world.

  20. Shared Planet - Lemurs Out on a Limb

    The lemurs of Madagascar are the most endangered mammals on earth - driven to the edge...

  21. Shared Planet - Insects and Lights

    Artificial lighting is ubiquitous in the developed world - but the effects of night on...

  22. Shared Planet - Half and Half 13 Jan '14

    The world has lost so much wildlife some conservationists think half the earth should...

  23. Shared Planet - Giant Otters

    The fate of the Pantanal rests largely in the hands of Brazil's emerging economy.

  24. Shared Planet - Future of Coral

    Coral reefs are renowned for their beauty and diversity, and they provide us with a as...

  25. Shared Planet - Drought in East Africa

    As East Africa gets hotter and drier livestock are increasingly being grazed inside...

  26. Shared Planet - Belugas

    As demand for oil continues to increase conflict with wildlife is inevitable.

  27. Shared Planet - Albatrosses and Fishing

    Albatrosses are giant flying seabirds that inhabit the southern oceans.

  28. Shared Planet - 31 Dec 13 - Do We Care Too Much About Nature?

    "Do we care too much about nature?" This is the question we will be asking in a of a...

  29. Shared Planet - 30 July 13 - What is Sustainability?

    In this week's programme we have a report from Gloucestershire on the waxing and of...

  30. Shared Planet - 29 Oct 13 - Restriction & Choice

    In Australia some housing estates put restrictions on what people can do to protect...

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