The Implausible Rewilding Of The Pyrenees
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The Implausible Rewilding Of The Pyrenees
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Author : Steve Cracknell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-07-21
The Implausible Rewilding Of The Pyrenees written by Steve Cracknell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-21 with categories.
The return of large predators might help to reinvigorate nature. But are wild animals like wolves and bears compatible with livestock farming? Will their arrival destroy mountain communities? Unable to decide on the issues, Steve Cracknell climbs up to the isolated summer pastures of the Pyrenees to talk with those most concerned: the shepherds. He also meets hunters and ecologists - and goes looking for bears. In a book of relevance to the rewilding debate in Britain, the author shows how attitudes to the wild are bound up with cultural perceptions. Nobody has a monopoly of the truth.
If You Only Walk Long Enough
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Author : Steve Cracknell
language : en
Publisher: Lulu Enterprises Uk Limited
Release Date : 2009-03-01
If You Only Walk Long Enough written by Steve Cracknell and has been published by Lulu Enterprises Uk Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-01 with Travel categories.
In a sweeping panorama which takes in everything from hot pepper ice cream and slug sex to the legacy of the Romantic movement and the future of the European brown bear, If You Only Walk Long Enough is a fascinating portrait of the French Pyrenees as they move into the 21st century. It is also the story of a solitary walker and a long-distance footpath, the Pyrenean Way (GR10). When he set out from the Atlantic coast, Steve Cracknell thought he was heading for the Mediterranean on a trail which ambled through the foothills. He ended up with crampons and ice axe, crossing glaciers to tackle the highest peaks of the range. In a book which is by turns amusing and thoughtful he treads lightly across the landscape, concluding that the Pyrenees are changing rapidly. Now is the time to discover them.
Hoofprints On The Land
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Author : Ilse Köhler-Rollefson
language : en
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-05
Hoofprints On The Land written by Ilse Köhler-Rollefson and has been published by Chelsea Green Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-05 with Nature categories.
Perfect for fans of English Pastoral and Wilding, Hoofprints on the Land shows that herding cultures are not a thing of the past but a regenerative model for our future. Hoofprints on the Land is a fascinating and lyrical book exploring the deep and ancient working partnerships between people and animals. UN advocate and camel conservationist Ilse Köhler-Rollefson writes a passionate rallying cry for those invisible and forgotten herding cultures that exist all over the world, and how by embracing these traditional nomadic practises, we can help restore and regenerate the Earth. Ilse has spent the last 30 years living with and studying the Raika camel herders in Rajasthan, India, and she shows how pastoralists can address many of the problems humanity faces. Whether it be sheep, cattle, reindeer, camels, alpacas, goats or yaks – this ancient and natural means of keeping livestock challenges the myth that animal-free agriculture is the only way forward for a healthy planet. From the need to produce food more sustainably and equitably to the consequences of climate change, land degradation and loss of biodiversity, we can learn from pastoralists to help repair the human relationship with livestock to return to a model of intelligent cooperation rather than dominance. As Ilse writes: ‘Herding is therapy, not just for the planet, but also for our souls.’
Groundbreakers
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Author : Chantal Lyons
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-02-01
Groundbreakers written by Chantal Lyons and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-01 with Nature categories.
SHORTLISTED AND HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING ON CONSERVATION. WINNER OF THE BES MARSH ECOLOGY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024. 'Full of joy, pathos, warmth, integrity and intrigue.' AMY-JANE BEER 'One of the most notable works of recent nature writing.' HELEN MACDONALD 'A thrilling expedition into a wild, unruly world.' LEE SCHOFIELD 'Gently thought-provoking and beautifully written.' LEIF BERSWEDEN 'The remarkable story of Britain's wild boar.' THE GUARDIAN 'A real page-turner.' STEPHEN MOSS After centuries of absence, wild boar are back in Britain. What does this mean for us – and them? Big, messy and mysterious – crossing paths with a wild boar can conjure fear and joy in equal measure. Driven to extinction seven hundred years ago, a combination of the species' own tenacity and illegal releases from the 1980s has seen several populations of this beast of myth begin to roam English and Scottish woods once more. With growing worry over the impacts on both people and the countryside, the boar's right to exist in Britain has been heavily debated. Their habitat-regenerating actions benefit a host of other wildlife, yet unlike beavers, these ecosystem engineers remain unloved by many. Why is there no clamour to reintroduce them across the land? And, with the few boar in England threatened by poaching and culling, why are we not doing more to prevent their re-extinction? In Groundbreakers, Chantal Lyons moves to the boar's stronghold of the Forest of Dean to get up close and personal with this complex, intelligent and quirky species, and she meets with people across Britain and beyond who celebrate their presence – or want them gone. From Toulouse and Barcelona where they are growing in number and boldness, to the woods of Kent and Sussex where they are fading away again, to Inverness-shire where rewilders welcome them, join Chantal on a journey of discovery as she reveals what it might take for us to coexist with wild boar.
Mountain People
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Author : Gordon Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Release Date : 2024-04-26
Mountain People written by Gordon Wilson and has been published by Austin Macauley Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“You have to love the mountains to live here.” Nevertheless, at seventeen Salva left, returning many years later with Àngels to the family farm. Now it’s a holiday centre. “I was sleeping in the tent. The bear was eating a sheep fifty metres away,” says Mustà, a shepherd who moved to the Pyrenees from Morocco. “Born here... without doctors, without anything.” Josep has never left his mountain village. Once a secretary in Barcelona, his wife María is now the farmer in the family. Five in-depth life stories from the fifteen in Mountain People. Stories of hope in the face of adversity, reflecting our common humanity. Stories that, like the surrounding mountains, will ignite your imagination.
Footprints On The Mountains The News From The Pyrenees
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Author : Steve Cracknell
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-05-06
Footprints On The Mountains The News From The Pyrenees written by Steve Cracknell and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-06 with categories.
The Pyrenees are by turns beautifully natural and bleakly austere; shaped by centuries of labour... and scarred by human suffering. In Footprints on the mountains, Steve Cracknell returns to them - on the Spanish high-level Senda - to see how they are changing. It is the story of an ageing hiker and a long and sometimes difficult walk. In the valleys he talks to locals and meets an eccentric cast of hikers. But on the heights he is alone with marmottes and sarrios. He listens to both sides of the argument over the reintroduction of bears. And goes searching for ibex imported as part of a rewilding programme. Bear festivals, witch trials, and refugees are as much part of the tale as the spectacular scenery; the World Heritage Ordesa canyon and the twisted waters of the Aigüestortes are part of the backdrop. More than just a footnote on the place of the ancient wild in the modern world, this is the book to read if ever you dream of escaping to the hills. Praise for Steve Cracknell's previous book If you only walk long enough 'A very humorous tale of adventure.' The French Paper Book of the Month. 'A superb and unique addition to books about the Pyrenees.' Strider Magazine. 'An original point of view, sometimes offbeat, never boring.' France 3 Television literary blog.
The Journey In Between
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Author : Keith Foskett
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2010-01
The Journey In Between written by Keith Foskett and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01 with categories.
El Camino is the fabled path that weaves through French and Spanish countryside for 1,000 miles to its hallowed destination at Santiago de Compostella. Hundreds attempt to walk its entirety each year: some succeed, many fail. The author walked the Camino to indulge his love for the outdoors and the simple act of putting one foot in front of the other - day after exhilarating day. Along the way he made friends with fellow pilgrims from all over the world, all travelling for their own different reasons. He was assailed by new experiences and unexpected discoveries - from the pain of blisters and extremes of temperature to encountering kleptomaniacs and fake faith healers and being threatened with arrest in Spain for 'not sleeping'. This is the story of one man's walk, but it speaks to all who see life itself as a journey and are alive to the revelations that an escape to nature can bring. As this book shows, it is rarely the start and the finish that count, but the journey in between.
To Life
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Author : Linda Weintraub
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-09-01
To Life written by Linda Weintraub and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Art categories.
This title documents the burgeoning eco art movement from A to Z, presenting a panorama of artistic responses to environmental concerns, from Ant Farms anti-consumer antics in the 1970s to Marina Zurkows 2007 animation that anticipates the havoc wreaked upon the planet by global warming.
Pyr N Es Sauvages
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Author : Steve Cracknell
language : fr
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
Release Date : 2025-07-15
Pyr N Es Sauvages written by Steve Cracknell and has been published by BoD - Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-07-15 with Science categories.
Avec plus d'une centaine d'ours dans les Pyrénées, la nature reprend ses droits. Mais les montagnards sont confrontés à de nouveaux défis. Steve Cracknell part dans les estives écouter bergers, chasseurs et écologistes, et suit la trace de l'ours. Il regarde aussi ailleurs : loups, bouquetins et même castors s'invitent dans l'histoire. Au-delà des clivages souvent relayés par les médias, il explore comment notre rapport à la nature est façonné par des récits culturels profonds. Personne ne détient le monopole de la vérité. Revu et mis à jour pour cette traduction, l'ouvrage a été désigné Nature Book of the Year 2021 par Mark Avery dans sa version anglaise. 336 pages, carte des Pyrénées, 65 illustrations en noir et blanc.
The Pyrenean Haute Route
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Author : Ton Joosten
language : en
Publisher: Cicerone Press
Release Date : 2010-09-09
The Pyrenean Haute Route written by Ton Joosten and has been published by Cicerone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Detailed guide to 800km trek along the Franco-Spanish border, from Hendaye to Banyuls-sur-Mer. The unwaymarked route is described in 45 days, with 500 GPS waymarks, information on villages, mountain huts, guesthouses, hotels and campsites and variant routes to avoid difficult sections. Also ascents of ten classic Pyrenean summits beside the route.