Journeying from Glasgow housing estates to stone mines and beyond, this husband-and-wife team track down Britain’s enigmatic mammals
Fiona Mathews is professor of environmental biology at the
University of Sussex. She is the founding chair of Mammal
Conservation Europe and author of the UK government’s official
census of British mammals. She advises the UK government and its
devolved authorities on a variety of conservation issues.
Tim Kendall is professor of English literature at the University of
Exeter. He is the author of works of poetry and literary criticism,
and he edited Britain’s Mammals 2018. He lives in the wilds of East
Devon with Fiona, and they share their house with two teenage
daughters, two rabbits, a Labrador and a rehabilitating common
pipistrelle bat.
‘Spring has barely ticked over into summer, but I’ve already found
the book that I’ll be recommending for the rest of the year.’
*BBC Countryfile Magazine*
'If you care about Britain’s beautiful mammals – which of course
you do – this hilarious book is a must-read. Weasely my
favourite book of the year so far.'
*Dave Goulson, author of Silent Earth*
'A cracking book, which shares fascinating stories from the new
frontlines of nature conservation... readable and
entertaining. The passion and humour of the authors comes
through on every page.'
*Craig Bennett, Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts*
'Engaging, humorous and full of fascinating facts you probably
never knew, Black Ops and Beaver Bombing celebrates,
mourns and champions the wonderful variety of British mammals.'
*Waterstones, Best Books of 2023*
'You will laugh and learn in equal measure.’
*BBC Wildlife Magazine*
‘Delightful… The authors’ sadness is clear, yet the text is more
readable because they don’t take themselves too seriously, and
scatter the text with memorable details.’
*Irish Times*
‘Everything you could hope for in a book about our beleaguered
native mammals. Elegiac, informative and funny; some truly magical
encounters in the wild; an almost baffled indignation at our
institutional and collective failures of policy and imagination;
and best of all… some actual solutions.’
*Peter Fiennes, author of Oak and Ash and Thorn*
'Packed full of useful information and acutely up to date… As she's
one of the ablest mammalogists of our age, it's well worth
listening to Fiona Mathews. I would heartily recommend this book to
all.'
*Derek Gow, author of Bringing Back the Beaver*
‘This book is, or should be, a big wake-up call to anyone who
hasn’t already realised that Britain’s native mammals are in
trouble… Black Ops and Beaver Bombing provides an entertaining and
informative look at some of our native mammalian species as well as
the wider issues associated with species conservation in Britain.
It should be required reading for anyone with a passing interest in
our native wild mammals as well as for those who would like to do
more to help with conservation. I particularly hope that it will be
read by the politicians and other people who are in a position to
make positive changes to reverse the decline of our native
mammals.'
*GreenSpirit Magazine*
'This is wildlife writing at its most engaging and even though I
list my only skill in life as knowing stuff about mammals, I
learned something about everything and a lot about somethings.'
*ECOS*
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