The Badger Book takes its place as part of Graffeg's compact,
accessible Nature Book series, exploring our relationship with some of
Britain's best-loved wild creatures. This addition introduces the
wonderfully mysterious and enigmatic Meles meles to the newly curious
with fresh information in store for those with a long-standing interest.
An inhabitant of British land for thousands of years, badgers have been
both revered and reviled, cherished and tormented, beloved and
brutalized - The Badger Book takes a closer look at Britain's largest
carnivorous mammal. Alongside magical photography, we examine the
science - and politics - around bTB and the controversial badger cull as
well as introducing a passionate group of ordinary people dedicated to
rescuing them, followed by a meander through the myth, legend, art and
literature which has incorporated them into British culture. Chapters
include: Badger Physiology, Badger Watching, Badger Threats, The Cull,
The Badger Protectors: Wounded Badger, Patrol Cheshire Badgers in Myth &
Legend, Badgers in Art & Literature.
