Nature's Architect

The beaver's return to our wild landscapes

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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"Sublime writing… a genuinely important book” - Ken Lussey. Hundreds of years after their extinction in these isles, beavers are back in Britain. These highly skilled engineers of the natural world have been reintroduced at several sites across the UK and, even as they become established, are already having a dramatic effect on our wild landscapes. Here, leading nature writer Jim Crumley reveals the pioneering lifestyle of these intriguing and secretive creatures and considers the ecological and economic impact of the beaver reintroductions. Employing his trademark beautiful prose and empathy for life in the wild, Crumley considers the future for Britain’s beavers and makes the case for giving them their freedom.

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Utgivningsdatum2015-07-16
Mått132 x 212 x 11 mm
Vikt262 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor240
FörlagSaraband
ISBN9781910192061

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"Scotland's foremost living nature writer" The Courier. Jim Crumley has written forty books, mostly on the wildlife and wild landscape of his native Scotland, the impact of human activity on the natural world, species reintroduction, and climate change. His work has been shortlisted for prestigious awards such as the Wainwright Prize and the Saltire Society Literary Awards. Jim is a widely published journalist and has a monthly column in The Scots Magazine, as well as being a poet and occasional broadcaster on both radio and television.

Praise for Jim Crumley: "Jim Crumley is the pre-eminent Scottish nature writer" - Guardian; "The best nature writer working in Britain today." - Los Angeles Times; "Jim Crumley soars with the eagles ... virtuoso writing." - BBC Countryfile Magazine; "Enthralling and often strident." - Observer; "Tinglingly readable ... Crumley's distinctive voice carries you with him on his dawn forays and sunset vigils." - Sir John Lister-Kaye, Herald; "Conveys the wonder of the natural world ...with honesty and passion" - Scottish Review of Books