Stoat, Weasel, Marten and Polecats History of other lands and the times when you

and the times when you are falling into the trap of becoming the victim

giving a classic feel

Transformed by his harrowing experience

Marais’s clever prose offers as much laughter as insight

In this revised and updated edition of his personal and provocative book

Stoat, Weasel, Marten and Polecats History of other lands and the times when youA definitive account of the bright eyed assassins of the British countryside. Stoats, weasels, martens and polecats belong to the mustelid family, along with badgers and otters, and feral American mink, which are a recent addition to the UK countryside, following escapes and releases from fur farms. This new volume in the New Naturalist Library focuses on the four small mustelids, all highly specialised predators, ubiquitous assassins to be marvelled