Tooth&Claw Book
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| This flagship publication is the first of its kind using stunning photography and insightful storylines to bring our relationship with Britain’s predators to life. Three years in the making, this beautifully appointed book contains 240 pages filled with spectacular imagery, thought-provoking quotations and interviews with many individuals and organisations involved with predator management. The ten case-studies cover a range of contemporary predator issues such as bird of prey persecution, the plight of our rarest predator the Scottish wildcat, and the possibility of seeing wolves, lynx and bears back in Britain. This book also asks questions of the planet’s most efficient predator: us. For orders placed directly with Tooth & Claw, all books will be personally signed by the authors and will receive a 20% discount from the recommended retail price. | |
Reviews
Chris Packham, Countryfile Magazine (Spring 2008)
You know that old one that goes "If you buy one book this year..." Well, if you have any interest in wildlife and its conservation, this is that must. I couldn't put it down and I had to ring everyone up and talk about it.
The authors have done a good job when it comes to impartiality but they have not pulled any punches when it comes to scientific fact, so this is not a record of a long standing row, it is well constructed and wonderfully concise, and woolly romance has been largely predated.
And on top there are some fabulous photos of the subjects with very few fillers. There's a wealth of portraits worthy of pin-up status. The pouncing eagle and wolf in the trees are classics.
Dick Balharry, Chairman of the John Muir Trust.
This is a timely publication on the subject of Britain's magnificent wild predators. Striking photographs of high quality appear on almost every page in ten eclectic chapters ranging from 'Whose afraid of the big bad wolf'?' to 'Marine wolves'.
A book that I believe could play a defining role in changing perceptions of predators - I do hope it will. It will also look very attractive on your coffee table!
Roy Dennis, ECOS Magazine
In this bold book, which I thoroughly recommend, wildlife photographers Peter Cairns and Mark Hamblin examine how we in Britain live alongside predators. Beautifully illustrated by the authors’ own photographs, the book provides a stimulating juxtaposition of photographs: predators devour prey alongside a butcher’s display, for example, and human and animal subjects are treated with equal skill, enhancing the narrative.
After you’ve read it, get your allies and your protagonists to read it too and then let the debate commence… Talking and understanding is what Peter and Mark want you to do, and that is what nature needs.
Highland News (02/02/2008)
This is a large book by any standards and not only because it is larger than A4 in format but also because of the subject it tackles. The authors are to be congratulated on trying to look at all the (predator-prey) scenarios and the consultations with so many people was a master move.
It is a book that everyone who has the remotest interest in wildlife and the countryside should read and digest at great length. It would be interesting to see how people's thoughts are changed by such reading.
Allan Bantick, 'Scottish Badgers' newsletter.
I cannot recall a book ever provoking so many thoughts, making me re-examine how I feel and reading with interest the views of others. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to examine the predator issue of how we relate to predators and how they affect our lives.
Nick Moyes, Derby Museum
May I thank you for sending me a copy of your absolutely stunning book? I had expected the pictures to be brilliant – and they certainly were, but I’m really enjoying the read, too. It so well written that it keeps you interested right the way through. You guys have done a fantastic job.