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Tracking the Highland Tiger
In Search of Scottish Wildcats
Taschenbuch von Marianne Taylor
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
A mysterious and rarely seen beast, the Scottish Wildcat is Britain's rarest mammal, and one of the most endangered carnivores in the world.

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.
A mysterious and rarely seen beast, the Scottish Wildcat is Britain's rarest mammal, and one of the most endangered carnivores in the world.

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.
Über den Autor
Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor, and author of many natural history books, including Way of the Hare, Dragonflight, British Birds of Prey and RSPB British Naturefinder. A passion for all wildlife has been a driving force throughout her life.
Zusammenfassung
Written by a well-established author and photographer, with elements of her journey weaving with the narrative
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Prologue - gatita fiera
1. A Cat in Context - evolution, relationship
2. Wild Tales - myth and legend

Trip 1: Speyside, 2013
3. Born to Kill - biology of cats and wildcats

Trip 2: Ardnamurchan, 2013
4. Life Unseen - how wildcats live

Trip 3: Speyside, 2014
5. A Bloody History - humans and wildcats in conflict

Trip 4: Speyside and Beyond, 2015
6. Of Cats Tame and Wild - wildcats and domestic cats

Trip 5: Ardanmurchan, 2016
7. Salvage Operation - conservation efforts to date

Trip 6: Speyside, 2018
8. An Uncertain Future - population, projects

Acknowledgements
Further Information
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472954374
ISBN-10: 1472954378
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Taylor, Marianne
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 191 x 124 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Marianne Taylor
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.07.2021
Gewicht: 0,227 kg
Artikel-ID: 117244091
Über den Autor
Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor, and author of many natural history books, including Way of the Hare, Dragonflight, British Birds of Prey and RSPB British Naturefinder. A passion for all wildlife has been a driving force throughout her life.
Zusammenfassung
Written by a well-established author and photographer, with elements of her journey weaving with the narrative
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Prologue - gatita fiera
1. A Cat in Context - evolution, relationship
2. Wild Tales - myth and legend

Trip 1: Speyside, 2013
3. Born to Kill - biology of cats and wildcats

Trip 2: Ardnamurchan, 2013
4. Life Unseen - how wildcats live

Trip 3: Speyside, 2014
5. A Bloody History - humans and wildcats in conflict

Trip 4: Speyside and Beyond, 2015
6. Of Cats Tame and Wild - wildcats and domestic cats

Trip 5: Ardanmurchan, 2016
7. Salvage Operation - conservation efforts to date

Trip 6: Speyside, 2018
8. An Uncertain Future - population, projects

Acknowledgements
Further Information
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie, Importe
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472954374
ISBN-10: 1472954378
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Taylor, Marianne
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 191 x 124 x 20 mm
Von/Mit: Marianne Taylor
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.07.2021
Gewicht: 0,227 kg
Artikel-ID: 117244091
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