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A comprehensive photographic field guide to the mammals of Great Britain and IrelandBritain's Mammals is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland in recent times-including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred. The book features 500 stunning photographs and incorporates invaluable tips and suggestions to help you track down and identify even the most difficult species.This easy-to-use book provides an introduction to the different types of mammal. Concise species accounts focus on identification, and include up-to-date information on sounds, habitat, food, habits, breeding behaviour, and population and status, as well as descriptions of key field signs-including tracks, droppings and nests-that give away the presence of mammals even when they are out of sight. Guidance is also provided on ways of studying and observing mammals-including small-mammal trapping, bat detecting and whale watching. In addition, the book contains sections on mammal conservation, legislation and further sources of useful information. Handy and informative, this guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in watching mammals in Great Britain and Ireland.Comprehensive coverage of all 126 mammal species recorded500 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification featuresUp-to-date distribution mapsDetailed illustrations of tracks, dentition and other identification featuresHelpful tips for identifying tracks and other signs you may encounterLatest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designationsAdvice on finding and watching mammals

Mammals --- Great Britain. --- American mink. --- Arctic fox. --- Asian house shrew. --- Barn owl. --- Beaver. --- Biodiversity. --- Biological pest control. --- Breed. --- Bristle. --- Bubonic plague. --- Buoy. --- Carnivore. --- Castoridae. --- Central Europe. --- Cetacea. --- Chamerion angustifolium. --- Channel Islands. --- Chironomidae. --- Coati. --- Common shrew. --- Confucianism. --- Conservation movement. --- Continental shelf. --- Counties of England. --- Crested porcupine. --- Crustacean. --- Dorsal fin. --- Dr. Scholl's. --- Drainage. --- Edible dormouse. --- Entomology. --- Equidae. --- Erinaceidae. --- Eriskay. --- Eurasian beaver. --- European badger. --- European hare. --- European hedgehog. --- European pine marten. --- European rabbit. --- Fauna. --- Female. --- Field vole. --- Flora. --- Frequency divider. --- Fur. --- Galliformes. --- Genetic analysis. --- Great Britain. --- Greater white-toothed shrew. --- Grey seal. --- Hannah Arendt. --- Hare. --- Home range. --- Homo sapiens. --- Humpback whale. --- Invertebrate. --- Iron Age. --- Legitimacy (political). --- Leicestershire. --- Macropodidae. --- Mammal classification. --- Mammal. --- Mammoths. --- Manx shearwater. --- Marine mammal. --- Mating. --- Mustelidae. --- Muzzle (device). --- Natural England. --- North Atlantic right whale. --- Northern Isles. --- Northern bat. --- Old World porcupine. --- Physeteroidea. --- Placentalia. --- Procyonidae. --- Red fox. --- Red grouse. --- Red squirrel. --- Red-necked wallaby. --- Reindeer. --- Retina. --- Rodent. --- Roe deer. --- Safari park. --- Shrew. --- Siberian chipmunk. --- Skomer vole. --- Soricomorpha. --- Sperm whale. --- Stoat. --- Talitridae. --- Tapetum lucidum. --- Territory (animal). --- The Mammal Society. --- Tooth. --- Vole. --- Wood mouse. --- Woodpecker.