PINE MARTENS (BRITISH NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTION 8) (WHITTET

After a close brush with extinction, the pine marten is making the headlines as it recovers its numbers in Britain and Ireland. In an entertainingly light-hearted style, it describes in detail what is now known about pine marten ecology and behaviour and considers the conflicts that now test the tolerance of those who live with pine martens once more. It reveals a gulf between those willing to seek sustainable and legal solutions to the inevitable challenges, and those who persist in tackling threats to poultry and game in old-fashioned ways, but includes heart-warming tales of people’s recent encounters and interactions with pine martens as they re-populate their former haunts.