Man and Wildfowl

As new hardcover in Very Good dust jacket. Comprehensive monograph examining the involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans. The book covers taxonomy and natural history of wildfowl, the history of domestication worldwide, wildfowling, conservation and captive breeding, conflicts with agriculture, and the place of wildfowl in folklore and literature. Winner of the 1990 Natural World Book of the Year Award