The Otter
€26.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9781906122225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Williams |
| Publisher | Merlin Unwin Books |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.912 |
| Publishing Date | 02/09/2010 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €25.38 |
| Tax | €1.52 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €26.90 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
Back from the brink of extinction, the otter is making a come-back in Britain today. Author James Williams, a life-long enthusiast of this fascinating, enigmatic creature, dispells some of the mysteries in this beautifully-illustrated book:Reasons for the near-disappearance of the otter in the 1980s and the reasons for its recovery todayWhy otters patrol their territories and fight for themBreeding, natural history and behaviourUnusual otter information: blind otters, the work of otter groups, the difficulties of introducing otters in the wild, their surprising ability to live close to manOtters as predators – their impact on fish stocks, the difficulty of fish-hunting in cold water, their favourite foodsTracking otters through their prints, and through their spraintsHelping the otter to survive in the 21st century