{"product_id":"9780099575122","title":"A Sting in the Tale : My Adventures with Bumblebees","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Goulson, Dave \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/06\/2004,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780099575122,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**One man's quest to save the bumblebee...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protect our rarest bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee is now extinct in the UK, but still exists in the wilds of New Zealand, descended from a few queen bees shipped over in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land and contains groundbreaking research into these curious creatures, history's relationship with the bumblebee, the disastrous effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and the potential dangers if we are to continue down this path.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34465151418412,"sku":"9780099575122","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780099575122.jpg?v=1759660246","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780099575122","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}