ISBN: 0861545575 9780861545575

Category: Nature / Animals / Mammals

Page count: 368

<b>From central Glasgow to rural Wiltshire, a husband-and-wife team track down Britain’s rarest and most enigmatic animals.</b><br> <br><b>'<i>Weasely</i> my favourite book of the year.' Dave Goulson, author of<i> Silent Earth</i></b><br> <br><b>A <i>COUNTRYFILE</i> AND WATERSTONES BEST NATURE BOOK OF 2023</b><br> <br>Britain is teeming with wildlife, often in the most unexpected places. There are quarries where rare bats hang out with pot-smoking teens. In Glasgow’s urban parks water voles are thriving – without water. Our coastlines are bustling with grey and harbour seals. <br> <br><b>That’s the good news. The bad news is that a quarter of British mammals are at imminent risk of extinction.</b><br> <br>Tim Kendall and Fiona Mathews take us on a safari unlike any other. Armed with binoculars, a Thermos and, regrettably, an inexhaustible supply of puns, they travel from Scotland to the Isles of Scilly in search of their elusive subjects.<br> <br>You’ll find answers to questions you never thought to ask:<br> <ul> <li>Do<b> pine marten</b> droppings really smell like Parma Violets?</li> <li>Should we give <b>squirrels</b> access to family planning?</li> <li>And what do <b>wild boar</b> have in common with a certain royal?</li> </ul> <br><br><i>Black Ops and Beaver Bombing</i> is a celebration of Britain’s marvellous mammals, and a rallying cry to save them.<br> <br>***<br> <br><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE</b><br> <br>'A cracking book, which shares fascinating stories from the new frontlines of nature conservation... readable and entertaining. The passion and humour of the authors comes through on every page.' <b>Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts</b><br> <br>'Elegiac, informative and funny; some truly magical encounters in the wild.'<b> Peter Fiennes, author of <i>Oak and Ash and Thorn</i></b><br> <br>'Spring has barely ticked over into summer, but I’ve already found the book that I’ll be recommending for the rest of the year.'<b> <i>Countryfile</i></b><br> <br>'Packed full of useful information and acutely up to date… As she's one of the ablest mammalogists of our age, it's well worth listening to Fiona Mathews. I would heartily recommend this book to all.'<b> Derek Gow, author of<i> Bringing Back the Beaver</i></b>