Book description
The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans is probably
closer than with any other group of birds. This involvement in its many
aspects is the theme of this compelling account by the Assistant
Director of the Wildfowl Trust. Dr. Kear ranges widely, from a summary
of the taxonomy and natural history of wildfowl, through a history of
domestication world wide, to wildfowling, decoys, conservation and
captive breeding, conflicts with agriculture, and wildfowl in legend and
literature. Illustrated by several artists and with photographs, 24 x 16
cm, drawings, and photographs.
