{"product_id":"9781780279817","title":"The Last Wolf","description":"Author(s): Crumley, Jim, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/02\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 256 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Birlinn Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Birlinn General,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Animals \u0026amp; society,\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 22\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\/EAN\/SKU: 9781780279817\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew and updated edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1743, according to legend, the last wolf in Scotland was killed by a huntsman near Inverness. Long regarded in folk takes and history as a slayer of babies, a robber of graves, a devourer of battlefield dead, its extinction was widely celebrated. But since then, deer have multiplied, destroying the vegetation on which an array of wildlife depends, and it is clear that the entire Highland ecosystem has been thrown off balance by the elimination of a top predator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Crumley believes the old stories are pure fiction – a distortion of reality which prevents people from thinking rationally about the huge benefits wolves could bring. With reference to wolves in other cultures and places, from the south-west of England to Scandinavia and North America, this is a passionate polemic which argues for the return of the wolf to heal the damaged land.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crumley, Jim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56600233181570,"sku":"9781780279817","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781780279817.jpg?v=1777478160","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9781780279817","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}