Bringing Back the Beaver [electronic resource] : The Story of One Man's Quest to Rewild Britain's Waterways
Gow, Derek2020
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“Derek Gow might be the most colorful character in all of Beaverdom.”—Ben Goldfarb, author of EagerRead the 2021 Profile of Derek on NewYorker.com: "An Ark for Vanished Wildlife"Since the early 1990s—in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning elites, and even some conservation professionals—Gow has imported, quarantined, and assisted the reestablishment of beavers in waterways across England and Scotland.In addition to detailing the ups and downs of rewilding beavers, Bringing Back the Beaver makes a passionate case as to why the return of one of nature’s great problem solvers will be critical as part of a sustainable fix for flooding and future drought, whilst ensuring the creation of essential lifescapes that enable the broadest possible spectrum of Britain’s wildlife to thrive.“Bringing Back the Beaver is a hilarious, eccentric and magnificent account of a struggle . . . to reintroduce a species crucial to the health of our ecosystems.”—George Monbiot“A treasure.”—Booklist
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[Place of publication not identified] : Chelsea Green Publishing, 2020
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1 online resource (1 text file)
ISBN:
9781603589970
Language:
English
BRN:
3347526