Man and Wildfowl

Janet Kear (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2010
T & AD Poyser (Verlag)
978-1-4081-3762-8 (ISBN)

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The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past. This involvement, in its many aspects, is the theme of this compelling and readable account by an Assistant Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Dr Kear ranges widely, from a summary of the taxonomy and natural history of wildfowl, through a history of domestication world wide, to wildfowling, decoys, conservation and captive breeding, conflicts with agriculture, and wildfowl in legend and literature. Throughout, the text abounds with little-known facts and insights to intrigue the general reader and expert alike - a reflection of the author's wide reading and affection for her subject. Jacket illustrations by Joe Blossom

Janet Kear OBE (1933–2004) was an English ornithologist and conservationist who worked extensively on waterfowl and wrote several major works on ducks. She was the first woman to become president of the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU).

Acknowledgements

1 Introduction
2 Domestication
3 Decoys
4 Wildfowling
5 Conversation, research and education
6 Aviculture
7 Aliens
8 Conflicts
9 Language, legend and art
10 The future

Appendices:
1 Addresses of Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Centres
2 Decoys in England that are open to the public
3 Scientific names of plants, invertebrates, fishes, reptiles and mammals mentioned in the text

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.10.2010
Reihe/Serie	Poyser Monographs
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	546 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-4081-3762-3 / 1408137623
ISBN-13	978-1-4081-3762-8 / 9781408137628
Zustand	Neuware