Author: Christopher Clegg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910723418
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
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
The Scottish Wildcat
Author: Christopher Clegg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910723418
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
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
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781910723418
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
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
Wildcat Haven
Author: Mike Tomkies
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781904445753
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first authoritative account about wildcats which set the scene for later research
Publisher: Whittles
ISBN: 9781904445753
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first authoritative account about wildcats which set the scene for later research
The Scottish Wildcat
Author: David Whyte Macdonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954637613
Category : Wildcat
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780954637613
Category : Wildcat
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids
Author: David Macdonald
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191574147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
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.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191574147
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 782
Book Description
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.
Willow the Wildcat
Author: Lynne Rickards
Publisher: Kelpies
ISBN: 9781782506300
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A rhyming adventure with adorable wildcat kittens and a message about sibling rivalry and teamwork
Publisher: Kelpies
ISBN: 9781782506300
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
A rhyming adventure with adorable wildcat kittens and a message about sibling rivalry and teamwork
The Tiniest Tiger
Author: Joanne L. McGonagle
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
ISBN: 9781419684678
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
ISBN: 9781419684678
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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.
The History of British Birds
Author: Derek Yalden
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199217513
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199217513
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
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.
Citizen Canine
Author: David Grimm
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1610391330
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A pet-lover and award-winning journalist traces the history of cats and dogs and the changing social attitudes that transformed these furry creatures from pests and hunting tools in the middle ages to their current status as beloved family members. 30,000 first printing.
Publisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1610391330
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A pet-lover and award-winning journalist traces the history of cats and dogs and the changing social attitudes that transformed these furry creatures from pests and hunting tools in the middle ages to their current status as beloved family members. 30,000 first printing.
I Am Cat
Author: Jackie Morris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781915659415
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cat's dreams lead into the lives of other cats in far-off and wild places, a tiger in the jungle, a cheetah on the African plains, a jaguar swimming in the forest river, a wild cat in the Scottish Highlands, a snow leopard in the Himalayas ... Ten species are depicted, each in its own environment, in superb full-spread illustrations. Information about each cat is included at the back of the book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781915659415
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cat's dreams lead into the lives of other cats in far-off and wild places, a tiger in the jungle, a cheetah on the African plains, a jaguar swimming in the forest river, a wild cat in the Scottish Highlands, a snow leopard in the Himalayas ... Ten species are depicted, each in its own environment, in superb full-spread illustrations. Information about each cat is included at the back of the book.
The Scottish Boy
Author: Alex de Campi
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
ISBN: 1783528494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself, and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights. They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing the feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword. But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules: don't let him escape, and convert him to the English cause. At first, it's hopeless. The Scottish boy is surly and violent, and eats anything that isn't nailed down. Then Harry begins to notice things: that, as well as Gaelic, the boy speaks flawless French, with an accent much different from Harry's Norman one. That he can read Latin too. And when Harry finally convinces the boy – Iain mac Maíl Coluim – to cut his filthy curtain of hair, the face revealed is the most beautiful thing Harry has ever seen. With Iain as his squire, Harry wins tournament after tournament and becomes a favourite of the King. But underneath the pageantry smoulder twin secrets: Harry and Iain's growing passion for each other, and Iain's mysterious heritage. As England hurtles towards war once again, these secrets will destroy everything Harry holds dear.
Publisher: Unbound Publishing
ISBN: 1783528494
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself, and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights. They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing the feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword. But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules: don't let him escape, and convert him to the English cause. At first, it's hopeless. The Scottish boy is surly and violent, and eats anything that isn't nailed down. Then Harry begins to notice things: that, as well as Gaelic, the boy speaks flawless French, with an accent much different from Harry's Norman one. That he can read Latin too. And when Harry finally convinces the boy – Iain mac Maíl Coluim – to cut his filthy curtain of hair, the face revealed is the most beautiful thing Harry has ever seen. With Iain as his squire, Harry wins tournament after tournament and becomes a favourite of the King. But underneath the pageantry smoulder twin secrets: Harry and Iain's growing passion for each other, and Iain's mysterious heritage. As England hurtles towards war once again, these secrets will destroy everything Harry holds dear.