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Author | : Christopher Clegg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2017-09-05 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781910723418 |
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The Scottish wildcat is an endangered species, but conservationist groups are fighting hard for its survival and proliferation, and in the process uncovering more facts about this rarely glimpsed, beautiful mammal. This fascinating book on the wildcat by Dr Clegg reveals: - its inbuilt survival instinct and adaptability - unusual sightings such as wildcats swimming from island to island - a history of the wildcat from prehistoric to the present day - wildcats and the Scottish clans - natural history including breeding and territory - wildcats as medieval vermin or for skins - dens and territorial ranges - in captivity, in literature and folklore - tracking wildcats using trail cameras - latest initiatives to save the wildcat
Author | : Marianne Taylor |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2019-06-13 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 147297025X |
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Over the centuries, one by one, Britain's most formidable wild animals have fallen to the thoughtless march of humankind. A war on predators put paid to our lynxes, wolves and bears, each hunted relentlessly until the last of them was killed. Only our wildcats lived on. The Scottish wildcat's guile and ferocity are the stuff of legend. No docile pet cat, this, but a cunning and shadowy animal, elusive to the point of invisibility, but utterly fearless when forced to fight for its life. Those who saw one would always remember its beauty – the cloak of dense fur marked with bold tiger stripes, the green-eyed stare and haughty sneer, and the broad, banded tail whisking away into the forest's gloom. Driven to the remnants of Scotland's wilderness, the last few wildcats now face the most insidious danger of all as their domesticated cousins threaten to dilute their genes into oblivion. However, the wildest of cats has friends and goodwill behind it. This book tells the story of how the wildcat of the wildwood became the endangered Scottish wildcat, of how it once lived and lives now, and of how we - its greatest enemy - are now striving to save it in its darkest hour.
Author | : Mike Tomkies |
Publisher | : Whittles |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-12 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781904445753 |
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The first authoritative account about wildcats which set the scene for later research
Author | : David Whyte Macdonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 67 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Wildcat |
ISBN | : 9780954637613 |
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Author | : Lynne Rickards |
Publisher | : Kelpies |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 2020-05-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781782506300 |
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A rhyming adventure with adorable wildcat kittens and a message about sibling rivalry and teamwork
Author | : David Macdonald |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 782 |
Release | : 2010-06-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0191574147 |
Download The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The editors utilize their 50 years of combined experience in professional engagement with the behaviour and ecology of wild felids to draw together a unique network of the world's most respected and knowledgeable experts. For the first time, this inter-disciplinary research programme is brought together within a single volume. Beginning with a complete account of all 36 felid species, there follow 8 comprehensive review chapters that span all the topics most relevant to felid conservation science, including evolution and systematics, felid form and function, genetic applications, behavioural ecology, management of species that come into conflict with people and control of international trade in felid species, conservation tools/techniques, ex situ management, and felid diseases. 19 detailed case studies then delve deeply into syntheses of the very best species investigations worldwide, written by all the leading figures in the field. These chapters portray the unique attributes of the wild felids, describe their fascinating (and conflicting) relationship with humans, and create an unparalleled platform for future research and conservation measures. A final chapter analyses the requirements of, and inter-disciplinary approaches to, practical conservation with cutting-edge examples of conservation science and action that go far beyond the cat family.
Author | : Joanne L. McGonagle |
Publisher | : Booksurge Publishing |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2008-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781419684678 |
Download The Tiniest Tiger Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Lively, colorful, and fun, this educational reader shares an important message for animal lovers and children of all ages about the need for conservation programs to protect large endangered cats.
Author | : Derek Yalden |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 270 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0199217513 |
Download The History of British Birds Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
An integration of ornithological and archaeological evidence on the history, composition and balance of the bird fauna of the British Isles. It provides essential background information for the debate on extinction, conservation and reintroduction.
Author | : David Grimm |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 2014-04-08 |
Genre | : Pets |
ISBN | : 1610391349 |
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Dogs are getting lawyers. Cats are getting kidney transplants. Could they one day be fellow citizens? Cats and dogs were once wild animals. Today, they are family members and surrogate children. A little over a century ago, pets didn't warrant the meager legal status of property. Now, they have more rights and protections than any other animal in the country. Some say they're even on the verge of becoming legal persons. How did we get here -- and what happens next? In this fascinating exploration of the changing status of dogs and cats in society, pet lover and award-winning journalist David Grimm explores the rich and surprising history of our favorite companion animals. He treks the long and often torturous path from their wild origins to their dark days in the middle ages to their current standing as the most valued animals on Earth. As he travels across the country -- riding along with Los Angeles detectives as they investigate animal cruelty cases, touring the devastation of New Orleans in search of the orphaned pets of Hurricane Katrina, and coming face-to-face with wolves and feral cats -- Grimm reveals the changing social attitudes that have turned pets into family members, and the remarkable laws and court cases that have elevated them to quasi citizens. The journey to citizenship isn't a smooth one, however. As Grimm finds, there's plenty of opposition to the rising status of cats and dogs. From scientists and farmers worried that our affection for pets could spill over to livestock and lab rats to philosophers who say the only way to save society is to wipe cats and dogs from the face of the earth, the battle lines are being drawn. We are entering a new age of pets -- one that is fundamentally transforming our relationship with these animals and reshaping the very fabric of society. For pet lovers or anyone interested in how we decide who gets to be a "person" in today's world, Citizen Canine is a must read. It is a pet book like no other.
Author | : John Lister-Kaye |
Publisher | : Canongate Books |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017-08-17 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1786891468 |
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John Lister-Kaye has spent a lifetime exploring, protecting and celebrating the British landscape and its creatures. His memoir The Dun Cow Rib is the story of a boy's awakening to the wonders of the natural world. Lister-Kaye's joyous childhood holidays - spent scrambling through hedges and ditches after birds and small beasts, keeping pigeons in the loft and tracking foxes around the edge of the garden - were the perfect apprenticeship for his two lifelong passions: exploring the wonders of nature, and writing about them. Threaded through his adventures - from moving to the Scottish Highlands to work with Gavin Maxwell, to founding the famous Aigas Field Centre - is an elegy to his remarkable mother, and a wise and affectionate celebration of Britain's natural landscape.