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Urban Mammals: A Concise Guide

Urban Mammals: A Concise Guide

This is the essential illustrated guide for children and adults alike. Over twenty species of mammals make use of the green spaces and the brick and timber habitats of our towns and cities—from bats and wood mice, to muntjac and badgers—and, when we take the time to look, it can be surprising who we find our wild neighbours to be.

 

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£9.99

9781873580851


ISBN 13               978 1 873580 85 1

Publisher             Whittet Books

Author                David Wembridge, People’s Trust for  Endangered Species

Format                210 mm x 148 mm

Binding                Paperback

Extent                  112 pages

Illustrations          colour photographs & maps

Publication           August 2012

Price                    £9.99

By David Wembridge

Foreword by Chris Packham (of BBC's Springwatch, etc.)

“[An] informative introduction [and] an engaging read” BBC Wildlife

“A book to the high standard we expect from this publisher and a new approach to some mammal species. A must for the bookshelf” Highland News

 “[A] succinct but hugely informative style, enjoyably readable design, and authoritatively thorough grounding in sound science” Matthew Chatfield, naturenet/the ranger’s blog

Wherever you live, wildlife will move in alongside, unbothered by definitions of ‘built’ or ‘natural’ landscapes, but many accounts of urban wildlife only give passing mention to mammals. Over twenty species make use of the green spaces and brick and timber habitats of our towns and cities - from bats and wood mice, to muntjac and badgers - it can be surprising what we can see without even leaving our gardens, local streets and parks.

Twenty-two species are described in detail, with information on:

  • Urban and wider ecology
  • Key features and field signs
  • Distributions in Great Britain and Ireland
  • Plus chapters on urban habitats, possible conflicts and urban surveys
  • Includes a brief taxonomy and plan of garden microhabitats

The People’s Trust for Endangered Species is a conservation charity working worldwide to ensure a future for endangered species. It has a special interest in protecting Britain’s wild mammals, runs wildlife events for people to enjoy our sometimes elusive mammals in their natural habitats and involves thousands of people nationwide in monitoring how they are doing.

See also: Britain's Mammals

 

 

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