{"product_id":"footprints-in-the-woods-the-secret-life-of-forest-and-riverbank-9781838858780","title":"Footprints in the Woods: The Secret Life of Forest and Riverbank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe elusive lives of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels and more are rendered in John Lister-Kaye's enchanting lyrical style\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFootprints in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e is John Lister-Kaye's account of a year spent observing the comings and goings of otters, beavers, badgers, weasels and pine martens. This family - \u003ci\u003eMustelidae \u003c\/i\u003e- all live in the wild at Aigas, the conservation and field study centre John calls home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the patient and meticulous care of a true naturalist, John observes and records the lives, habits and habitats of these elusive animals. Hours of careful waiting and watching in the woods and loch, the river, fields and moorland is rewarded with insight into how these animals live when unhindered by human interference; sometimes red in tooth and claw, but often playful, familial, curious and surprising. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a boy, badgers and weasels were John's first encounter with wild animals, now he has spent fifty years living side-by side with them in the Highlands and come to know much of their ways. \u003ci\u003eFootprints in the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of that long association with the \u003ci\u003eMustelidae \u003c\/i\u003efamily, a love letter to the otters, beavers, badgers, weasels and pine martens that also call Aigas home, and a reminder of the fragility of habitat and the beauty and variety we have to lose if we don't choose to actively protect it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Lister-Kaye\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canongate Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838858780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir John Lister-Kaye \u003c\/b\u003eis one of Britain's best-known naturalists and conservationists. He is the author of nine books on wildlife and the environment, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dun Cow Rib\u003c\/i\u003e, and has lectured all over the world. He has served prominently in the RSPB, the Nature Conservancy Council, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. In 2003 he was awarded an OBE for services to nature conservation. He lives with his wife and family among the mountains of the Scottish Highlands, where he runs the world-famous Aigas Field Centre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003elister-kaye.co.uk aigas.co.uk\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Canongate Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41048681316467,"sku":"9.78184E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9b516cb1-b980-4f82-930b-d9d43a104725.jpg?v=1698329396","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/footprints-in-the-woods-the-secret-life-of-forest-and-riverbank-9781838858780","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}