Episode 2
Barra Best explores how biodiversity can be safeguarded, looking at flapper skates in Northern Ireland, ospreys in Ireland, eagle owls in Slovenia and pine trees in Scotland.
Barra Best explores how biodiversity can be safeguarded by looking at several projects. In the north channel off the coast of Northern Ireland, the elusive flapper skate is making a comeback after decades of overfishing, while in County Kerry, ospreys are being reintroduced from Norway after being hunted to extinction 150 years ago.
In Norway, an invasive species, the raccoon dog, is being pushed back humanely by conservationists, who are tracking these animals down. Other schemes include tackling the decline of the Slovenian eagle owl, due in part to deadly power lines - but there is a solution thanks to the local energy company.
Sea plastic is a worldwide problem, but in the Wadden Sea in the Netherlands, one woman is leading efforts to clean it up. And in Scotland, the Scots pine is being replanted, transforming bare hillsides in the Highlands.
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