The Last Wolf by Jim Crumley
In 1743, according to legend, the last wolf in Scotland was killed by a huntsman near Inverness. At the time the extinction of wolves in Scotland was celebrated. But since then deer have multiplied in the Highlands, destroying the vegetation on which an array of wildlife depends and creating a barren, treeless landscape. Gradually it has become clear that the entire eco-system has been thrown out of balance by the elimination of a top predator. Now there are calls for a limited reintroduction of wolves into Scotland as a way of healing the damaged land. The wolf has been the victim of black propaganda since ancient times. By tellers of folk tales and historians alike it has been described as a slayer of babies, a robber of graves, a devourer of battlefield dead. In this passionate polemic, Jim Crumley argues that these stories are pure fiction, a distortion of reality which prevents people from thinking rationally about the huge benefits the presence of wolves could bring to Scotland. Now is the time for myths to be dispelled, and for the wolf to return to its old home in the highlands.'The best nature writer working in Britain today' -
* Los Angeles Times Book Review *'Jim Crumley’s task is to persuade the human beings of the Highlands that all of our lives would be richer in the presence of wolvesIt is, as he acknowledges, a difficult task. If everybody in Scotland was to read The Last Wolf it would become immeasurably easier'
-- Roger HutchinsonJim Crumley was born and grew up in Dundee, and now lives in Stirlingshire. He has written over twenty books including The Great Wood and The Winter Whale, and has made documentaries for BBC Radio 4, Radio Scotland and Wildlife on One.
| SKU | GOR002606469 |
| ISBN 13 | 9781841588476 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841588474 |
| Titre | The Last Wolf |
| Auteur | Jim Crumley |
| État | Très bon |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Birlinn General |
| Année de publication | 2010-07-26 |
| Nombre de pages | 224 |
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