A Sky Full of Kites · A Rewilding Story

A Sky Full of Kites · A Rewilding Story
Authors
Bower, Tom
Publisher
Birlinn
Tags
nature , general , law , natural resources , social science , sociology , rural , animal rights , technology & engineering , agriculture , animal husbandry
Date
2021-06-03T23:28:02+00:00
Size
12.95 MB
Lang
en
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Red kites were once Britains most common bird of prey. By the early 1900s theyd been wiped out in Scotland and England following centuries of ruthless persecution. When reintroduced kites began roosting on their 1,400-acre farm at Argaty, Tom Bowsers parents, Lynn and Niall, decided to turn their estate into a safe haven. They began feeding the birds and invited the world to come and see them, learn about them and fall in love with them.A Sky Full of Kites is the story of the Argaty Red Kite project, and the re-establishing of these magnificent raptors to Scotland, but it is also much more than that. Ill at ease with the traditional rural values of livestock farming, Lynn and Nialls son Tom, who returned to work on the farm after leaving a career change, reveals his passion for nature and his desire to dedicate his familys land to conservation.