JACKALS, GOLDEN WOLVES, AND HONEY BADGERS

This book explores the fascinating and complex lives of the honey badger the African jackals black backed and side striped African golden wolves and Eurasian golden jackals In recent years interest in these creatures has grown exponentially through wildlife documentaries and media clips showing the aggressive fearless and tenacious behaviour of the honey badger with jackals often presented in a supporting role Written by renowned journalist and educator Keith Somerville this accessible volume includes historical narratives folklore and contemporary accounts of human wildlife relationships and conflicts It traces the evolution of the species their foraging and diet the development of their relationships with humans and their commensal kleptocratic and symbiotic relationships with other carnivores raptors and birds It also charts the recent expansion in European jackal numbers and ranges now including as far west as the Netherlands and as far north as Finland Blending historical observations by non scientists colonial officials administrators and early conservationists with contemporary scientific accounts it presents a new multidisciplinary approach that will interest researchers scientists and students in wildlife conservation human wild