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Quarantine Units and Rescuing Seabirds

New units to manage the movement of livestock are introduced in Wales and a challenging operation to rescue hundreds of Manx Shearwaters blown off course in Pembrokeshire.

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Sun 17 Sep 2017 07:03

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Quarantine Units to manage came into force in Wales this week. The Chief Vet for Wales say they aim to provide greater flexibility and prevent the spread of diseases and will replace free isolation units in use by keepers of cattle, sheep and goats. But the have been voicing their concerns over the summer, calling them a "threat" to small agricultural shows.

Manx Shearwaters rescue - hundreds of were stranded on a Pembrokeshire beach earlier this week after being blown ashore by high winds. Rachael Garside catches up with the RSPCA officer involved in the rescue

Pine Weevils - tackling a pest that lives on conifer trees in an . Natural Resources Wales has been spraying microscopic worms known as Nematodes into and around conifer tree stumps to combat the pine weevil

Open Doors - we go on a of the Old Rectory of Hawarden, home to the Flintshire Records Office. Bookings for the Village Trail and conservations tours are available on 01244 532364 or e-mail: archives@flintshire.gov.uk

Butterfly Release - to raise awareness of the plight of our butterflies around 200 Red Admiral butterflies will be released at 2pm at the near Conwy

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