Wild Cattle of Chillingham: The Natural History of an Ancient Breed

This authoritative, stimulating and beautifully illustrated book will appeal to zoologists, veterinarians, conservationists, landscape historians and the general reader in natural history. - Nicholas Tyler, UiT The Arctic University of NorwayThe Wild Cattle of Chillingham are one of the most significant icons of British natural history and this book is a much needed definitive resource. Stephen Hall adopts a novel approach by placing original research in an up-to-date multidisciplinary context.The Chillingham herd are the only accessible cattle worldwide that live under conditions of minimal human interference, and as such they are uniquely placed to provide insights into many aspects of the life of cattle as a species rather than as a component of livestock systems. Attitudes towards cattle generally are in a state of flux because of their roles in both contributing to and potentially mitigating global climate warming.A better understanding of the Chillingham herd in their ancient lan