and that s putting wildlife at risk. 0tters have thrived in parts of the wye, along with other many rare species. it s one of the most protected rivers in britain because of this rich wildlife. all of our rivers in wales are now at risk of extinction from salmon and sea trout. gail has over 20 years experience in the water industry. she says that farming and sewage are having a combined affect. it s much more than that direct species and habitats within the river. so our river is the source of drinking water, it s used by farmers as crop irrigation, it s used to feed cattle. we ve just reach a point where rivers cannot cope any more with how they are being used and what we are putting into them.
wildlife at risk. 0tters have thrived in parts of the wye, along with other many rare species. it s one of the most protected rivers in britain because of this rich wildlife. all of our rivers in wales are now at risk of extinction for salmon and sea trout. gail has over 20 years experience in the water industry. she says that farming and sewage are having a combined affect. it s much more than that direct species and habitats within the river. so our river is the source of drinking water, it s used by farmers as crop irrigation, it s used to feed cattle. we ve just reached a point where rivers cannot cope any more with how they are being used and what we
are now at risk of extinction from salmon and sea trout. gail has over 20 years experience in the water industry. she says that farming and sewage are having a combined affect. it s much more than that direct species and habitats within the river. so our river is the source of drinking water, it s used by farmers as crop irrigation, it s used to feed cattle. we ve just reached a point where rivers cannot cope any more with how they are being used and what we are putting into them. 0ur agricultural land use has changed. poultry units just did not exist at the top of that catchment 15 years ago. what we ve seen is a huge burst of poultry units in a very short amount of time, which has saturated that landscape.
but further down river, they are too high. and that s putting wildlife at risk. 0tters have thrived in parts of the wye, along with other many rare species. it s one of the most protected rivers in britain because of this rich wildlife. all of our rivers in wales are now at risk of extinction from salmon and sea trout. gail david walsh has over 20 years experience in the water industry. she says that farming and sewage are having a combined affect. it s much more than that direct species and habitats within the river. so our river is the source of drinking water, it s used by farmers as crop irrigation,
0tters have thrived in parts of the wye, along with other many rare species. it s one of the most protected rivers in britain because of this rich wildlife. all of our rivers in wales are now at risk of extinction from salmon and sea trout. gail has over 20 years experience in the water industry. she says that farming and sewage are having a combined affect. it s much more than the direct species and habitats within the river. so, our river is a source of drinking water, it s used by farmers as crop irrigation, it s used to feed cattle. we ve just reach a point where rivers cannot cope any more with how they are being used and what we are putting into them. 0ur agricultural land use has changed. poultry units just did not exist at the top of that catchment 15 years ago. what we ve seen is a huge burst