Description
| Product ID: | 9781841588476 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Last Wolf |
| Authors: | Author: Jim Crumley |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Animals and society, Animals & society, Conservation of wildlife and habitats, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Conservation of wildlife & habitats, Natural history, Wildlife: mammals |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1743, according to legend, the last wolf in Scotland was killed by a huntsman near Inverness. Since then it has gradually become clear that the entire eco-system has been thrown out of balance. In this passionate polemic, Jim Crumley calls for a limited reintroduction of wolves into Scotland as a way of healing the damaged land. In 1743, according to legend, the last wolf in Scotland was killed by a huntsman near Inverness. At the time the extinction of wolves in Scotland was celebrated. But since then deer have multiplied in the Highlands, destroying the vegetation on which an array of wildlife depends and creating a barren, treeless landscape.Gradually it has become clear that the entire eco-system has been thrown out of balance by the elimination of a top predator. Now there are calls for a limited reintroduction of wolves into Scotland as a way of healing the damaged land.The wolf has been the victim of black propaganda since ancient times. By tellers of folk tales and historians alike it has been described as a slayer of babies, a robber of graves, a devourer of battlefield dead. In this passionate polemic, Jim Crumley argues that these stories are pure fiction, a distortion of reality which prevents people from thinking rationally about the huge benefits the presence of wolves could bring to Scotland. Now is the time for myths to be dispelled, and for the wolf to return to its old home in the highlands. |
| Imprint Name: | Birlinn Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-07-26 |
