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A Sting in the Tale by Dave Goulson (Hardcover, 2013)

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Author : Goulson, Dave. A Sting in the Tale. Width : 14.2 cm. Height : 3 cm. Length : 21.8 cm. Condition Grading Info. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing.

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Shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize 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 now only exists in the wilds of New Zealand, the descendants of a few queen bees shipped over in the nineteenth century. Dave Goulson s passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land is one of the highlights of a book that includes exclusive research into these curious creatures, history s relationship with the bumblebee and advice on how to protect it for all time. One of the UK s most respected conservationists and the founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Goulson combines Gerald Durrell-esque tales of a child s growing passion for nature with a deep insight into the crucial importance of the bumblebee. He details the minutiae of life in their nests, sharing fascinating research into the effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and on the potential dangers if we are to continu