Tracking The Highland Tiger
In Search of Scottish Wildcats
$38.56
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 August 2021
Summary
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 st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472954374 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472954378 |
| Author: | Marianne Taylor |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
There is some intriguing material about the folklore around the Scottish wildcat… The material on the difference between cats and dogs […] is fascinating. – Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *
In part, Taylor’s book charts a journey across Scotland tracking “the Highland tiger” and in part it’s a reflection on the wildcat’s cultural significance and what needs to be done to save it. – Patrick Galbraith * The Times *
About The Author
Marianne Taylor
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.
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