Virus threat to seal population

Title

Virus threat to seal population

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Aug 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:09

Description

David Hughes interviews Tony Eden, RSPCA Chief inspector for the Norfolk and Suffolk area, on a mystery virus which is killing seals and is threatening to spread to dolphins, grey seals and harbour porpoises all around the UK coastline. The RSPCA have the thankless task of putting the sick seals out of their misery. Report broadcast on Radio Broadland.

Contributors

David Hughes; Tony Eden; Radio Broadland

Keywords

Viruses; Seals (animals); Suffolk; Environment; RSPCA; Wildlife conservation; Norfolk; Virus diseases; Mammals; Aquatic animals; Doplhins

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