(1938), Wild Country: A Highland Naturalist's Notes and Pictures, page: 98, publisher: Cambridge University Press (103 pages)
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Carnivorous animals must eat flesh or die; primitive man may be in the same state, whether he be Eskimo or Bushman; what about the sportsman? The man who owns a deer forest, grouse moor or partridge manor has a moral right to take a share of the natural increase of the animals on his ground if he uses decent methods.
— Frank Fraser Darling
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About Frank Fraser Darling
Frank Fraser Darling (23 June 1903 – 22 October 1979) was an English ecologist, ornithologist and author, who is strongly associated with the highlands and islands of Scotland. He gives his name to the Fraser Darling effect.
About Frank Fraser Darling
Frank Fraser Darling (23 June 1903 – 22 October 1979) was an English ecologist, ornithologist and author, who is strongly associated with the highlands and islands of Scotland. He gives his name to the Fraser Darling effect.
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