LIVING WITH LYNX (PELAGIC) (HB)

This book investigates a vital and controversial question for conservation and rewilding in Britain and Ireland: could and should we learn to live with lynx, wolves and bears again? The first to tackle this subject in detail, it is based on more than 50 interviews from seven countries with farmers, rewilders and everyone in between. The author is an environmental social scientist at Queen's University Belfast and he delves deep into the human psyche, considering not only his own mixed feelings about large carnivore reintroductions but also why people have such polarised perspectives on top predators. He brings his unique combination of expertise on snow leopards - and their relationship with humans - along with his experience as a farmer to illustrate the discussion.