The Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great and Small, and Why They Matter

That rarest of delights: a roaring book of huge importance written by a master storyteller exploring our fragile relationship with the animal kingdom, offering insights into how a hopeful future could yet be snatched from the jaws of despair. Not a hint of preaching, not a whiff of worthiness. A great story written not by an idealist but by a pragmatist with a heart of gold with a clear eyed view of the world. * Tim Smit * The Hunt for the Golden Mole is a wonderful book. At one level it is a detective story in which Richard Girling is on the hunt for a very rare creature. But it is much more than that: an understated but passionate advocacy for the biodiversity of the planet which combines lightly worn scholarship with a compelling argument. Overall it is a tour de force * Jonathan Dimbleby * An informed and informative, provocative and rousing work -- Caspar Henderson * Sunday Telegraph * This is a book that bursts into life from the first page… Rousing, fascinating… Utterly engaging -- Camilla Cavendish * Sunday Times * This book is a sobering, riveting read: part quest, part travelogue, part scientific debate and part much-needed environmental call-to-arms -- Sarah Barrell * National Geographic Traveller *