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DESPITE the predominantly urban nature of the population of Great Britain, one of its characteristics at the present time is a reawakened interest in, and a feeling of responsibility for, the countryside. This is made more acute by the realization of the part which agricultural workers can play in supplying food, and by the fear that, in a small island like Great Britain, indiscriminate exploitation by industry or the Services might destroy what could never be replaced. That this spirit is beginning to permeate the teaching of biological subjects in both schools and universities was indicated at the meeting of the Association of British Zoologists held on January 8, in the rooms of the Zoological Society of London. Prof. H. Graham Cannon was in the chair and the general topic of discussion was “The Field Study and Conservation of the British Fauna”.
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Association of British Zoologists. Nature 161, 408–409 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161408a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161408a0