Bringing Back the Beaver

Bringing Back the Beaveris farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gows inspirational and often riotously funny first-hand account of how the movement to rewild beavers into the British landscape became the single most dramatic and subversive nature conservation act of the modern era. Since the early 1990s in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning elites and even some conservation professionals Gow has imported, quarantined and assisted the reestablishment of beavers in waterways across England and Scotland.With a foreword by bestselling author of Wilding, Isabella Tree, Bringing Back the Beaver makes a passionate case as to why the return of one of natures great problem solvers will be critical as part of a sustainable fix for the UKs growing flooding problems, whilst ensuring the creation of essential landscapes that enable the broadest spectrum of Britains wildlife to thrive.

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âEUR Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside.âEUR(TM) GuardianâEUR This authentic, impassioned manifesto-cum-memoir will hopefully have a major impact on what is likely to be a long-running controversy.âEUR(TM) The SpectatorâEUR Gow has a fire in his belly. We need more like him.âEUR(TM) BBC Wildlife MagazineA Waterstones Best Nature Writing Book of 2020âEUR Bringing Back the Beaver is a hilarious, eccentric and magnificent account of a struggle . . . to reintroduce a species crucial to the health of our ecosystems.âEUR(TM) George MonbiotBringing Back the Beaver is farmer-turned-ecologist Derek GowâEUR(TM)s inspirational and often riotously funny first-hand account of how the movement to rewild beavers into the British landscape became the single most dramatic and subversive nature conservation act of the modern era. Since the early 1990s âEUR" in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning elites and even some conservation professionals âEUR" Gow has imported, quarantined and assisted the reestablishment of beavers in waterways across England and Scotland. With a foreword by bestselling author of Wilding, Isabella Tree, Bringing Back the Beaver makes a passionate case as to why the return of one of natureâEUR(TM)s great problem solvers will be critical as part of a sustainable fix for the UKâEUR(TM)s growing flooding problems, whilst ensuring the creation of essential landscapes that enable the broadest spectrum of BritainâEUR(TM)s wildlife to thrive. âEUR It is wonderful to see that beavers are now officially back on the list of native species, having been absent for so long . . . far too long!âEUR(TM) Dame Judi Dench