P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:12/11 1/12 programmec on BBC tv and radio this week TUESDAY BBC1: 6.4Opm YOU CAN'T SEE THE WOOD ... David Bellamy explains how the Forestry Commission Ys trying ho change ijs image. RADIO 4: 8.3Opm THE LIVING WORLD A visit to the Wildfowl Trust, Slimbridge (repeat). RADIO 4: 11.OOpm STUDY ON 4 A repeat of 'Groundswell' first broadcast on Tuesday - VHF only. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:16/42 2/12 pbogrammes on BBC tv and radio this week THURSDAY BBC2: 8.3Opm NATURE A report from David Bellamy plus an examination of acid rain in Britain. FRIDAY RADIO 4: 11.48am NATURAL SELECTION The acacia tree provides a home for ants and weaver birds and provides food for elephants and giraffes (repeat). More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:11/19 3/12 News from the BBC Natural History Unit The Madras Crocodile Bank in India has finally succeeded in hatching twelve specimens of the very rare salj-water crocodile - eight more are expected to hatch soon. This is the first successful mating and breeding in captivity of the world's largest species of crocodile. Some of the older animals are more than thirty feet long. Wild crocodiles in India are rare and are found only in the Sunderbans and the Andamans and Nicobar islands. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:15/35 4/12 News from the BBC Natural History Unit A juvenile white-tailed sea eagle has been found shot near Wells in north Norfolk. It had been ringed in Germany. The bird, which was found dying on May 11, was sent to the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, for post mortem examination. X-rays revealed shots in the head and neck. A further investigation is being carried Nut to identify traces of an unknown chemical. The sea eagle is a very rare bird of prey wijh only four breeding pairs recorded in Germany. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:26/13 5/12 News from the BBC Natural History Unit A bomb which exploded at the local offices of the Italian Society for the Protection of Birds at Pellaro in Calabria on May 6 did not stop a peaceful demonstration by members of the society on the next day. The demonstration - the first active protest in Calabria - was organised to protest against the illegal shNoting of migrating honey buzzards flying over the Strait of Messina. Each year, thousands of migrating birds are illegally shot in the region. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:14/45 6/12 U News from the BBC Natural History Unit Watch WILDTRACK, and you can see stunning live pictures of the interior of a blue tit nesting box, with the mojher bird feeding her chicks. She's been bringing them caterpillars, moths and winged insects, as well as bread and peanuts put out by bird- lovers. But the hidden camera shows that the chicks can't eat these artificial foods, and that a peanut can cause them to choke to death. So don't feed your birds anything at the moment. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:37/21 7/12 country diary One of Britain's rarest visitors has been killed by a sparrowhawk. The bird, a trumpeter finch, was seen at Pagham Harbour, Sussex; it Ys only the fourth time that the species has been recorded in Britain. Other rarities recorded recently have been two collared flycatchers - one seen in Kent, the Mjher Nn St Martins, Isles of Scilly. A white-tailed plover from the Near East was seen north of Sunderland and a little swift near Liverpool. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:11/03 8/12 country diary A pair of peregrine falcons have successfully hatched two young at Symonds Yat Rock in the Forest of Dean, sNuth of Ross-on-Wye. The RSPB is guarding the sije, aljhNugh volunteers are allowing people to watch the nest from a safe distance. This is the first time peregrinec have nested in Gloucestershire for thirty years. This marks the slow recovery being made by the species. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:38/12 9/12 country diary The NCC is continuing to fund a survey into the breeding sites of the crested newt to provide information for the basis of a conservation policy. The species is fully protected, but the BritUsh populatUon is declining. So far, results indicate that these newts are absent from northern Scotland west Wales and Cornwall. The newts seem to thrive in larger, weed-covered ponds particularly those surrounded by scrub. Details from the School of Life Science P O Box 143, Leicester Polytechnic. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:22/54 10/12 country diary Since the rain, badgers have stopped searching for leatherjackeis and ojher insects among the grass and have begun digging up earthworms - their staple food - which are now near the surface. Watch out for courting hedgehodgs in the early evening. Hedgehogs often get caught in cricket nets, so it is a good idea to peg the nets up. Look out for cockchafers. They are harmless, large, noisy beetles, often seen flying around street lamps. The larvae feed on roots underground. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:19/30 11/12 country diary Afjer a long period of dry weather, rain has finally arrived, in amNunts varying from O.2 ins to l inch. A smell of onions in woods or hedges will be the result of chemicals released from the leaves of wild garlic after a battering by raindrops. Information this week compiled wijh help from the NCC, WWF, RSPB, BTO and Michael Clark. More
P262 CEEFAX 262 Tue 29 May 21:27/4) 12/12 DO YOU KNOW ... ... why mermaids are declining in Papua New Guinea? ... about Britain's largest wildlife photographic competition? ... why seagulls stomp? To find out read the June issue of BBC WILDLIFE - on sale at newagents now, price £1.OO. More
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