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FridayÌý09ÌýFebruaryÌý2007 |
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IRISH HARE
Hugh Thurgate of the National Trust took Dylan for a tour of the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland in search of the Irish hare. This native species of Ireland has been in long-term decline due to coursing, illegal hunting and the intensification of agriculture. However, the National Trust is confident that a return to more traditional farming methods on its land will boost their numbers.
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SNOWDON'S SNOW
Snowdon could lose its snow cover by 2020. Scientists from the Countryside Council for Wales are concerned that the mountain’s snow cover has declined by a third since records began fourteen years ago. Dylan joined a CCW group as they set off up the peak to take their weekly readings of temperature, stream flow and wind speed. Their figures are fed back to the Environmental Change Network which monitors the effects of climate change right across Britain. Mountainous environments like Snowdon are particularly vulnerable as their alpine plants such as the purple saxifrage and the Snowdon lily require very specific temperature and soil conditions to thrive.
PAUL MOORE - SOUND ARTIST
Lough Neagh may be the largest lake in the British Isles but, until now, it has lacked the fame or romance of Loch Lomond or Lake Windermere. Paul, a lecturer at the University of Ulster, has been collecting stories and sounds from the shores and waters of Lough Neagh. In collaboration with ex-Pogue, Jem Finer, Paul has been creating a series of art instillations around the lough. One mixed live sounds from the water with fishermen’s tales and radio waves from Jupiter, the planet said to control the lough’s eel population. His next plan is to load his recordings onto a series of floating buoys which will transmit their stories and sounds to a purpose-built bird-hide on the lough shore. This, he says, will allow the lough to tell its own stories, giving local people the chance to reclaim a forgotten slice of Ulster’s territory and history.
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