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A Sting in the Tale

Dave Goulson

From Shelf: Wonderfully Wild

The author has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protect our rarest bees. This book tells the story of his passionate drive.

**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**One man's quest to save the bumblebee...Dave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protect our rarest bees.Once commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee is now extinct in the UK, but still exists in the wilds of New Zealand, descended from a few queen bees shipped over in the nineteenth century.A Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land and contains groundbreaking research into these curious creatures, history's relationship with the bumblebee, the disastrous effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and the potential dangers if we are to continue down this path.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
288
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
ISBN:
9780099575122
Published Date:
24/4/2014
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 17mm
Weight:
202g
Category:
Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780099575122


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