Badger New Naturalist No.114

Roper, Timothy J.:

ISBN 10: 0007320418 / ISBN 13: 9780007320417

Published by London Collins, 2010

Hardcover book, First edition with dustjacket. Every apect of this remarkable animals life and behaviour is examined in this detailed study. A Fine book in a near Fine Robert Gillmor dust jacket. Very slight sunning to jacket spine. Pictures available. Seller Inventory # 40426

Synopsis:

The badger is a large mammal, common but very rarely seen in Britain, which has become one of Britain's best-loved animals. It is a very social animal, living in large family groups and maintaining large territories. It is its nocturnal lifestyle that make it so difficult to see. This new volume in the New Naturalist series reveals the extraordinary complex life style that allows this secretive animal to live in even the most built-up areas of Britain. It also reveals the facts behind the current role of badgers in transmitting tuberculosis to cattle, a theory that has resulted in some of the most intense wildlife investigation in the past ten years.

About the Author: Prof Timothy J. Roper has been studying aspects of badger social and territorial behaviour for over twenty years. He has worked on projects in the UK (Sussex and Gloucestershire), Luxembourg and Belgium. He has been a Specialist Scientific Advisor to the House of Commons Agriculture Select Committee and contributed to a report by the Government Chief Scientific Advisor on bovine tuberculosis in badgers and cattle in 2007. Apart from trying to get his three young children interested in nature, music and books, his main avocations are food, wine, opera and American literature.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Badger New Naturalist No.114
Publisher: London Collins
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: 1st Edition