Fauna Scotica People and Animals in Scotland

by Low, Mary; Pullar, Polly

• ISBN13: 9781841585611
• ISBN10: 1841585610
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-10-01
• Publisher: Birlinn Ltd

Summary

Scotland boasts a huge and diverse range of wildlife and this beautifully illustrated book celebrates it all. The various Scottish habitats are describedincluding mountain; bog and moor; woods; lochs and rivers; croft and farm; sea and seashore; and urbanas are their inhabitants. Featuring a wealth of information on hundreds of species, it offers fascinating insights into the role of animals in Scottish cultural life over a period of thousands of years with detail: historical; folkloric, which includes stories of mythical beasts; anecdotal; and even culinary. With descriptions of all the main Scottish conservation bodies and nature reserves, this volume also details the Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Author Biography

Mary Low is an independent scholar, a writer, and a postdoctoral research fellow in the department of Celtic and Scottish studies at Edinburgh University. Polly Pullar has worked as a wildlife guide, a wildlife rehabilitator, a sheep farmer, and a field naturalist. She is the author of Dancing with Ospreys and Rural Portraits.