Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS:
Dormice: A Tale of Two Species
by Pat Morris
What?
Second edition of Morris’s informative treatment of the natural history, and current conservation and ecological status, of Britain’s two native species of dormouse.
Why?
The dormouse had been particularly under-represented in biological and conservation research
before Pat Morris, in 1983, began experimenting with designing a more suitable trap than had previously been available. His success led to meetings with other interested researchers and a project began to fully observe the hazel dormouse in its natural habitat.
The success of this project led to Morris and his colleagues being approached to consider the other native species, the edible dormouse – and the two species are treated separately in this volume, being of such different temperament and life-style.
This book, updated with new information for the second edition, is the product of the discoveries made over the years since these studies began, and its detail and comprehensive approach make it invaluable to anyone interested in the state of Britain’s natural history, and dormice in particular. It is written with both the researcher, the ecologist, and the general reader in mind and could do much to encourage amateur interest in these elusive creatures.
Who?
Dr Pat Morris was Senior Lecturer in Zoology at Royal Holloway, University of London until 2002. He has studied various mammals for over 50 years and has published over 80 scientific papers, and is author of The New Hedgehog Book. He has spent 20 years researching both species of native British dormouse.
