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Equine Flu and Sand Lizards

An outbreak of equine flu in Wales has implications for the show season and the projects protecting some of our rarest reptiles and amphibians.

28 minutes

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Sun 14 Jul 2019 07:00

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Farm Payments - farmers in Wales would be offered money to carry out work which protects and enhances the environment, under new post-Brexit farming proposals. We speak to the minister for the environment and rural affairs Lesley Griffiths on future farm support. 

Equine Flu - the Animal Health Trust reveals there have been 24 cases of equine flu in Wales this year. Local shows are cancelled and horses which have not been properly vaccinated will not be allowed to enter this year's Royal Welsh Show. We get reaction in the equine community and speak to the Chief Vet for Wales  

Sand lizards - in recognition of our natural as well as built heritage, the awards over £4 million funding for nature in Wales. We take a look at one of the projects to benefit - ""; led by the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, it will receive around half a million pounds - to safeguard some of our most threatened and often overlooked species....including the sand lizard.

and "Sculpture through the Seasons" - we meet the renowned artist and sculptor David Nash, as his marks 50 years of living and working in Capel Rhiw, a former Methodist chapel in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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  • Sun 14 Jul 2019 07:00

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