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One of the main problems and aims of nature conservation in Europe is to protect semi-open landscapes. The development during the past decades is characterized by an ongoing intensivation of land use on the one hand, and an increasing number of former meadows and pastures lying fallow caused by changing economic conditions on the other hand. In several countries the estabishment of larger "pasture landscapes" with a mixed character of open grassland combined with shrubs and forests has been recognized as one solution to this problem. The book gives an overview of the European projects concerning to this topic - nature conservation policy and strategies, scientific results and practical experiences creating large scale grazing systems.

Wild horses, zebras, asses, and feral equines exhibit intriguing and complex social structures that captivate the human imagination and elicit a wide range of emotions that influence conservation and management efforts. This book, spearheaded by Jason I. Ransom and Petra Kaczensky, brings together the world’s leading experts on equid ecology, management, and conservation to provide a synthesis of what is known about these iconic species and what needs to be done to prevent losing some of them altogether. The most comprehensive conservation book on wild equids in decades, this title will enlighten not only equid researchers, but also mammalogists, conservationists, and equine professionals. Readers will find new insight into the lives of the world’s horses, zebras, and asses, understand the basis of our relationships with these animals, and develop a greater understanding of where equids come from and why they are worth conserving. Included in this book are detailed, state-of-the-science syntheses on â—? Social structure, behavior, and cognition â—? Habitat and diet â—? Ecological niches â—? Population dynamics â—? Roles of humans in horse distribution through time â—? Human dimensions and the meaning of wild â—? Management of free-roaming horses â—? Captive breeding of wild equids â—? Conservation of wild equids â—? Conservation of migrations â—? Reintroductions â—? Genetics and paleogenetics

`Finding out about Exmoor ponies and the people involved in their world at various times inthe past has been like panning for gold ¿ I¿ve had to examine a lot of material, sometimeswithout result, but when a small nugget of the ponies¿ story first sparkles, that is so exciting.¿Sue Baker has spent many years searching through long-forgotten documents andphotographs and listening to the stories passed down through Exmoor families. Her`prospecting¿ has resulted in this intimate portrayal of the ponies and the community ofpeople who over the years have ensured their well-being.This book is a miscellany of all things Exmoor pony: turning its pages may bring thereader to ponies harnessed for warfare; to meetings with a literary legend and a famouscowboy; to paintings by Britain¿s greatest equestrian artists; to stories of Exmoors travellingto the Antipodes; to pony sales from central London to deepest Exmoor; to the Exmoor PonySociety secretary who became a horse trainer for Her Majesty the Queen; to lyrical poems;to how one Exmoor pony lived with bison; to threats from pony-rustling; to pony sculpting;to tales of ponies being a shepherd¿s pillow or transport for the rabbit-catcher.Within The Exmoor Pony Chronicles are answers to questions such as: Did the Aclandstruly conserve Exmoor¿s indigenous pony? Where were Exmoor foals hidden upstairs in apub? Who crossed an Exmoor pony with a wild ass? Can Exmoor ponies see pixies? And,once and for all, did soldiers really use Exmoor¿s ponies for target practice in WWII?All this and more can be found in this fascinating and generously illustrated compendium.

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