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Have you ever seen a pitch black glacier? As a keen climber, Swiss artist Michel Comte has experienced the effect of pollution on the world鈥檚 glaciers first hand. He tells Tina why he gave up being a fashion photographer to create large scale installations about the damage caused by climate change.

We meet Bernie Krause, the man behind The Great Animal Orchestra. Bernie has spent over half a century recording animals and their habitats from rainforests to coral reefs. He reveals why he hopes hearing the sounds of the natural world will inspire the world to take action against catastrophic environmental damage and climate change.

Last year saw the death of Sudan, the last male northern white rhinoceros. It was thought that would be the last the world would see of the species but now the British artist Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg has brought Sudan back to life using a combination of artificial intelligence and digital technology. Could there now be a virtual future for the world鈥檚 endangered and extinct species?

Making music for manatees and macaws. The musician Xavier Bartaburu from the Brazilian band Nhambuzim tells us why they created an album to both celebrate and help protect animals facing extinction.

Presented by Andrea Kennedy

Image: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, The Substitute, 2018-19 (video still).
Image credit: Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. Visualisation by The Mill.