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06/01/25 Bird numbers down around Lough Neagh, Scottish whisky adapting to climate change, Robot dog

Bird counts reveal a drop in numbers around Lough Neagh - could the algal blooms be to blame?

Bird counts reveal a drop in numbers around Lough Neagh - could the algal blooms be to blame?

Whisky distilleries and producers are becoming more alive to the fact that every stage of the whisky-making process is being affected by the climate Scotland is experiencing.

Robot dogs sound like they are the stuff of science fiction, but they are starting to be used in the countryside right now.

Presented by Helen Mark and produced by Beatrice Fenton.

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  • Mon 6 Jan 202505:45

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