Britain is the home of the badger - there are more badgers per square
kilometre in this country than in any other. And yet many of us have
never seen one alive and in the wild. They are nocturnal creatures who
vanish into their labyrinthine underground setts at the first hint of a
human.
Here, Patrick Barkham follows in the footsteps of his
badger-loving grandmother, to meet the feeders, farmers and scientists
who know their way around Badgerlands: the mysterious world in which
these distinctively striped creatures snuffle, dig and live out their
complex social lives. As the debate over the badger cull continues,
Barkham weighs the evidence on both sides of the argument, and delves
into the rich history of the badger - from their prehistoric arrival in
Britain and their savage persecution over the centuries, to Kenneth
Grahame's fictional creation in Wind in the Willows and the badger who
became a White House pet. From the celebrated author of The Butterfly
Isles, this is rich, vivid nature writing at its best.
Badgerlands : The Twilight World of Britain's Most Enigmatic Animal - Patrick Barkham
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