Highland Cow and the Horse of the Woods: How Highland cattle can help save the capercaillie

This is a beautifully illustrated book, written by one of our foremost conservationists. It explains why the Highland cow, the closest ancestor of the extinct aurochs, holds the key to restoring the capercaillie and biodiversity, while demonstrating the way to restore our natural world. Appalled by the catastrophic decline of the capercaillie – once a common and widespread bird in Scotland – Roy Dennis has come up with solutions. The numbers of capers in Scotland’s pine forests have tumbled...