A definitive account of the bright-eyed assassins of the British countryside.

Dr Jenny MacPherson is a zoologist with a background in research on a range of mammal species, including pine marten, dormice, red squirrel, water vole and mink. She gained an MSc in conservation at University College London and then went on to a PhD at Royal Holloway. She is the Principal Scientist for the Vincent Wildlife Trust, where she designs and implements the Trust's research projects. Previously she managed the Pine Marten Recovery Project for England and Wales and the reinforcement of pine martens in Wales.

Jenny holds a number of honorary positions including Visiting Fellow University of Exeter, Member of DEFRA Reintroductions Task Force, Associate Editor Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Review Editor (Human Wildlife Interaction) Frontiers in Conservation, Open University Human Research Ethics Committee external member, BIAZA Reintroductions Advisory Group member and member of IUCN Small Carnivore Specialist Group.