Birds, Beasts and Bedlam: Turning My Farm into an Ark for Lost Species by Derek

Description: Birds, Beasts and Bedlam by Derek Gow One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation. ObserverGow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside. GuardianCourageous, visionary, funny. Isabella TreeA brilliant read. Benedict MacdonaldHe gets stuff done. . . . Highly entertaining but also a heartfelt plea for a wilder, more inspiring Britain. Hugh Fearnley-WhittingstallBirds, Beasts and Bedlam recounts the adventures of Britains favourite maverick rewilder, Derek Gow, and his single-minded mission to save our rarest wildlife – one species at a time.Author of Bringing Back the Beaver and Hunt for the Shadow Wolf, Derek shares his personal, courageous and highly entertaining tales in Birds, Beasts and Bedlam, including how he raised a sofa-loving wild boar piglet, transported a raging bison bull across the UK, got bitten by a Scottish wildcat and, together with Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell, restored the ancient white stork to the pioneering Knepp Estate.After a Shetland ewe captured his heart as a boy, Derek grew up to become a farmer with a passion for ancient breeds. When he realised how many of our species were close to extinction – even on his own land – Derek tore down fences literally and metaphorically, transforming his traditional Devon farm into a 300-acre rewilding haven for beavers, water voles, lynx, wildcats, harvest mice, wild boar and more. A project that is still ongoing today.Birds, Beasts and Bedlam continues the rich tradition of great British nature writing and is a natural bedfellow to Gerald Durrells A Zoo in My Luggage. Passionate, subversive and unforgettable, Birds, Beasts and Bedlam will leave you imagining a rewilded landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife.A do-er, not a dreamer, Gow has become one of our most outspoken rewilders. Countryfile MagazineIn this warm and funny autobiography, [Gow] writes with a whimsical fluency about the moments of humour and pathos in an unusual life. Country Life FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Derek Gow is a farmer, nature conservationist and the author of Hunt for the Shadow Wolf and Bringing Back the Beaver. Born in Dundee, he left school when he was seventeen and worked in agriculture for five years. Inspired by the writing of Gerald Durrell, he jumped at the chance to manage a European wildlife park in central Scotland in the late 1990s before moving on to develop two nature centres in England. He now lives with his children, Maysie and Kyle, on a 300-acre farm on the Devon/Cornwall border, which he is in the process of rewilding. Derek has played a significant role in the reintroduction of the Eurasian beaver, the water vole and the white stork in England. He is currently working on a reintroduction project for the wildcat. Details ISBN1915294614 Author Derek Gow Pages 208 Year 2024 ISBN-10 1915294614 ISBN-13 9781915294616 Publication Date 2024-09-12 UK Release Date 2024-09-12 Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing UK Format Paperback Imprint Chelsea Green Publishing UK Subtitle Turning My Farm into an Ark for Lost Species Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations Black-and-white illustrations throughout Audience General Alternative 9781645021339 DEWEY 333.95 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161366348;

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