MISSING LYNX (PB)

Just 15,000 years ago, Britain was home to lions, lynx, bears, wolves, bison and other megafauna. Using case studies, new fossil discoveries and biomolecular evidence, palaeontologist Ross Barnett presents these lost species and explores the significance of their disappearance in ecological terms. He discusses how these animals might have been viewed by ancient Britons, and questions why some survived while others vanished. And he looks in detail at the realistic potential of reintroductions, rewilding and even of resurrection, both in Britain and overseas.