I distinctly remember upon completing my reading of Charlie Elder’s brilliant book Few and Far Between that I was struck by his not having selected one of Britain’s most charismatic endangered mammals – the Water Vole – as the subject of one of his quests. Although to be fair, he did twice note his delight in seeing one during his journeys, and when it comes to rare or endangered animals in Britain, there are far more than enough to fill multiple books.
Fortunately – for admirers of Water Voles as well as anyone else who might not yet have had the pleasure of discovering them – Veterbrate Publishing has just released Christine Gregory’s The Water Vole; The Story of One of Britain’s Most Endangered Mammals. Given Ms. Gregory’s history as an accomplished writer on natural history subjects and the book’s forward by Chris Packham, The Water Vole is a book that should find a wide and appreciative audience indeed.
(By the way, should you purchase a copy from the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and use the code on their website when doing so, you’ll receive a discount on the purchase and Vertebrate Publishing will make a donation to the Trust.)
