03129nam 2200613Ia 450 991077731740332120230217221245.01-383-02345-X1-281-16009-197866111600980-19-151363-61-4294-7015-1(CKB)1000000000413475(EBL)415770(OCoLC)137240425(SSID)ssj0000245965(PQKBManifestationID)11234651(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245965(PQKBWorkID)10180382(PQKB)11163061(Au-PeEL)EBL415770(CaPaEBR)ebr10171003(CaONFJC)MIL116009(MiAaPQ)EBC415770(EXLCZ)99100000000041347520060627d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSilent fields the long decline of a nation's wildlife /Roger Lovegrove ; line illustrations by Ross LovegroveOxford :Oxford University Press,2007.1 online resource (xii, 404 pages) illustrations, mapsDescription based upon print version of record.0-19-852071-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. Lost animals: early eliminations by Man; 2. The social background to persecution; 3. To kill a Rat or catch a Kite: methods of control; 4. Killing in Scotland; 5. In on the Act-searching the record; 6. Birds-individual species accounts; 7. Mammals-individual species accounts; 8. Local patterns of persecution: England and Wales; 9. The return of the natives; 10. Modern control-legal and illegal; 11. Vermin control and wildlife management: where next?; Appendix 1: Summary table of vermin payments extracted from churchwardens' accounts Appendix 2: Scientific names of species mentioned in the text References; IndexSince time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood. This remarkable book documents the history of that battle in England and Wales from the Middle Ages, shedding a new light on the history of our much-loved wildlife. - ;Since time immemorial mankind has taken it upon himself to wage war against nature -- against those species of birds and mammals which he believes conflict with his livelihood.NatureEffect of human beings onGreat BritainHistoryWildlife managementGreat BritainHistoryWildlife pestsControlGreat BritainHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onHistory.Wildlife managementHistory.Wildlife pestsControlHistory.304.280941Lovegrove Roger857938MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777317403321Silent fields3729013UNINA