Macdonald has given to posterity his research which involved techniques for following foxes through the night. His work was enhanced by the latest in radiotagging, night vision binoculars, and a 15-year study using a succession of hand-reared cubs to act as "spies." This book is more than a definitive statement on the subject, for it offers a sensitivity to this beautiful, adaptable animal that is nearing extinction, written in the tone that a biographer would use when writing of a revered and beloved relative. The photographs, drawings, descriptions, diagrams, and the charting of behavior patterns provide readers with insight into the true nature of the elusive, intelligent, and little-known or understood fox. This book is sure to be in demand for years to come, a classic to be read again and again.
Author:
David Macdonald
RRP:
out of print
Published Date:
22 Oct 1987
ISBN:
0044400845
Format
Paperback Hardback
Author
eeyore Knight Grand Cross of the Wild Empire
Registered: February 2006 Location: i'm right here Posts: 11097
Review Date: Thu 9, November, 2006
Would you recommend it? Yes |
Total Spent: £10.00| Rating: 10
Strengths:
extremley interesting and easy to read
Weaknesses:
out of print
this is one of the books which ignited my interest in natural history as a young boy and to which I keep coming back again and again.
although autobiographical in telling the story of david macdonalds journey from under grad to head of the oxford uni wildlife conservation research unit (WILDCRU) thi book is also extremely informative about the life of the fox, and is a must have read for any one interested in foxes.
Now out of print it is still widely available secondhand
------------------------------ Some people are like slinkies, good for nowt, but they make you smile when pushed down stairs
