Rothschild's Reserves : : Time and Fragile Nature / / Miriam Rothschild and Peter Marren.

• VerfasserIn: Rothschild, Miriam,; Marren, Peter,
• TeilnehmendeR: Marren, Peter,
• Place / Publishing House: Rehovot, Israel : : Balaban Publishers,, [1997]; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (258 pages)

The somewhat enigmatic title of this book, by one of Britain's most distinguished scientists in collaboration with a highly respected natural history writer, belies the arresting nature of its content. Eighty years ago, Miriam Rothschild's father, Charles Rothschild - said by some to have been the inventor of nature conservation in Britain - first proposed the establishment of a network of 280 national nature reserves throughout the country to preserve the cream of its wildlife habitats - a monumental task. In this book she and her co-author discuss the efforts that went into the selection of these reserves and compare the state then and now of 182 of the English sites and their wildlife - depressing reading in many cases.