the decline of the bewick s is being blamed in part on their wetland habitat being destroyed. climate change is also altering their migration routes. longer summers in the russian arctic and warmer european autumns mean the swans don t have to come as far as slimbridge to find winter feeding grounds. it s just one lake and a single species, but chronicled over 60 years the bewick s fate is a telling snapshot of our rapidly changing planet. jonah fisher, bbc news, at slimbridge. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. great weather for webbed feet, i think, is the best description. it s really trying our patients at the moment. it seems to have been relentless. a lot of the countryside looking like this, fairly flooded.
running animal research projects. and the advantage of having so much data year after year is the information it provides notjust about how they live and how they migrate, but how this beautiful swans are adapting to our warming, changing climate. the decline of the bewick s is being blamed in part on their wetland habitat being destroyed. climate change is also altering their migration routes. longer summers in the russian arctic and warmer european autumns mean the swans don t have to come as far as slimbridge to find winter feeding grounds. it s just one lake and a single species, but chronicled over 60 years, the bewick s fate is a telling snapshot of our rapidly changing planet. jonah fisher, bbc news, at slimbridge.
blamed in part on their wetland habitat being destroyed. climate change is also altering their migration routes. longer summers in the russian arctic and warmer european autumns mean the swans don t have to come as far as slimbridge to find winter feeding grounds. bewick swans are essentially barometers for what s happening to other birds and other species in the natural world. so when we see the bewick swans declining, we know that there s probably trouble in other bird populations as well. it sjust one lake and a single species. but chronicled over 60 years, the bewick s fate is a telling snapshot of our rapidly changing planet. jonah fisher, bbc news at slimbridge. for news at slimbridge. you, from the calm of the outdoors, for you, from the calm of the outdoors, to what went on last night, here is a contrast for you. by,
the decline of the bewick s is being blamed in part on their wetland habitat being destroyed. climate change is also altering their migration routes. longer summers in the russian arctic and warmer european autumns mean the swans don t have to come as far as slimbridge to find winter feeding grounds. it s just one lake and a single species, but chronicled over 60 years the bewick s fate is a telling snapshot of our rapidly changing planet. jonah fisher, bbc news, at slimbridge. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. great weather for webbed feet, i think, is the best description. it s really trying our patients at the moment. it seems to have been relentless. a lot of the countryside looking like this, fairly flooded.