Barnett, Ross

The Missing Lynx: The Past and Future of Britain's Lost Mammals

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ISBN 13:: 9781472957351
author:: Barnett, Ross
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Bloomsbury Wildlife
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2020
Pages:: 352
Dimensions:: 19.8 x 12.9 centimetres
Genre:: Science, Nature, Environmental Conservation & Pro,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 10 working days

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Britain's megafauna once roamed the land - lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and many more. But as the climate changed and human populations expanded, most disappeared. In "The Missing Lynx", Ross Barnett explores the story of these lost species, using case studies, new fossil discoveries and biomolecular evidence. He examines the ecological significance of their disappearance and investigates why some species survived while others vanished. Barnett looks at the potential of reintroductions, rewilding and even resurrection, from the successful return of beavers in Argyll to the revolutionary Pleistocene Park in Siberia. As widespread habitat destruction, climate change and human population growth lead to the sixth extinction, this book helps us understand why some charismatic animals are gone. By exploring the spaces left unfilled, Barnett encourages a brighter future, one that might see these missing beasts returned to the land they once lived and died in.

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