Book Review : Tadpole Hunter

<p dir="ltr">I would hazard a guess that most people who have conducted fieldwork investigating the ecology or natural history of amphibians in Great Britain have not heard of the name Arnold Cooke, although I personally consider Cooke to be one of the pioneers of amphibian conservation in Britain and one of only a handful of researchers able to transform what was previously considered a hobby into a serious field of science. The lack of notoriety probably reflects the reality that this modest researcher has shied away from conferences and public events in recent times due to ill health and other commitments, at the very time when more biologists than ever are working in amphibian conservation...</p>