MOLE. By Steve Gronert Ellerhoff.

2020 1st edition. Small 8vo paperback (135 x 190mm). Pp216. Colour and b/w photographs, illustrations, bibliography.

Another title in this fascinating and readable series discussing the natural history of the mole. Though moles are rarely seen, they live in close proximity to humans around the world. Gardners and farmers go to great lengths to remove molehills from their fields and gardens; mole-catching has been a profession for the past two millenia. With a balance evolution and ecology the author provides a new insight into this exceedingly private mammal.