Inglorious

Conflict in the Uplands

Mark Avery (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

304 Seiten

2015
Bloomsbury Natural History (Verlag)
978-1-4729-1741-6 (ISBN)

Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage

Artikel merken

Driven grouse shooting, where flocks of Red Grouse are chased by lines of beaters so that they fly over lines of ‘guns’ that shoot the fast-flying birds, is a peculiarly British fieldsport. It is also peculiarly British in that it is deeply rooted in the British class system. This multi-million pound business dominates the hills of the north of England – the Pennines, the North Yorkshire Moors, the Cheviots – and throughout Scotland. Grouse shooting is big business. VERY big business And backed by powerful, wealthy lobbying groups, its tendrils run throughout British society.

Inglorious makes the case for banning driven grouse shooting. The facts and arguments are presented fairly but the author, Mark Avery, states from the start why he has, after many years of soul-searching, come down in favour of an outright ban. There is too much illegal killing of wildlife, such as Buzzards, Golden Eagles, and, most egregiously of all, Hen Harriers; and, as a land use, it wrecks the ecology of the hills. However, grouse shooting is economically important, and it is a great British tradition. All of these, and other points of view, are given fair and detailed treatment and analysis – and the author talks to a range of people on different sides of the debate.

The book also sets out Avery's campaign with Chris Packham to gain support for the proposal to ban grouse shooting, culminating in 'Hen Harrier Day', timed to coincide with the 'Glorious' 12th.

Ever-controversial, Mark Avery is guaranteed to stir up a debate about fieldsports, the countryside and big business in a book that all British conservationists will want to read.

For fifteen years, Mark Avery was the Conservation Director of the RSPB. He is a well-known and highly respected blogger, public speaker and writer on UK nature conservation and environmental issues. A scientist by training, and a conservationist most of his life, Mark has written a hard-hitting, passionate but well-researched book about the conflict between driven grouse shooting and nature conservation and environmental sustainability. His previous book for Bloomsbury was A Message from Martha, the story of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.7.2015
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Gewicht	435 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Angeln / Jagd
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-4729-1741-3 / 1472917413
ISBN-13	978-1-4729-1741-6 / 9781472917416
Zustand	Neuware