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Loutres et autres mammifères aquatiques de Bretagne: cover illustration by Lionel Lafontaine Biotope: les cahiers naturalistes de Bretagne

Loutres et autres mammifères aquatiques de Bretagne
Otters and other aquatic mammals of Brittany
Lionel Lafontaine
ISBN 2-91481710-X
published May-05
24 x 16 cm softback, 160 pages plus 8 pages of colour plates

  • Much more than just an account of the ten aquatic mammals in Brittany
  • Each species is described and detailed dot-distribution maps given for the whole of Europe
  • One third of the book is devoted to the otter, with the emphasis on studies of its history, decline and conservation strategies in Brittany
  • The other species covered include: water shrew, water vole, polecat and beaver (all declining or extinct in Britain as well)
  • Introduced species are: coypu, muskrat, American mink, and American raccoon (the first three are or have also been present in Britain)
Online Price £19,25 (post-free in the UK)