Silent Fields
The long decline of a nation's wildlife
(Sprache: Englisch)
Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature - against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales...
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Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature - against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light on the history of our much-loved wildlife.
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Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light on the history of our much-loved wildlife.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Silent Fields “
Introduction ; 1. Lost animals: early eliminations by Man ; 2. The social background to persecution ; 3. To kill a Rat or catch a Kite: methods of control ; 4. Killing in Scotland ; 5. In on the Act - searching the record ; 6. Birds - individual species accounts ; (species accounts from the osprey to the kingfisher and house sparrow) ; 7. Mammals - individual species accounts ; (covering species from the hedgehog and badger to the wild cat and pine marten) ; 8. Local patterns of persecution: England and Wales ; 9. The return of the natives ; 10. Modern control - legal and illegal ; 11. Vermin control and wildlife management: where next? ; App. 1 Summary table of vermin payments extracted from churchwardens' documents ; App. 2 Scientific names of species mentioned in the text ; References ; Index
Autoren-Porträt von Roger Lovegrove
Roger Lovegrove, OBE, was Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wales, until his retirement in 1997. He currently serves on a number of governmental environmental advisory committees. He is the author and contributor to numerous books on birds and wildlife, including the Collins Field Notebook and the Birdwatcher's Diary and has regularly appeared on television and radio. He was awarded an OBE in 1997 for services to wildlife conservation.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Roger Lovegrove
- 2008, 416 Seiten, mit zahlreichen Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 13,9 x 21,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199548153
- ISBN-13: 9780199548156
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Silent Fields “
The facts are often fickle - which is why this is such an important book. Lovegrove has done a remarkable job. The Times. This is a work of diligent science, rather than literature, but that is exactly what we need. The Times. The future success of wildlife conservation depends on an understanding of the catastrophic failures of the past and Lovegrove's remarkable book makes a huge contribution to that understanding. Sunday Times.
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