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More new research from me published this month! :abunhdhappyhop:​

This is a chapter in the edited volume 'Wolf: Culture, Nature, Heritage' (Boydell Press). My research examines the (vv old!) chancery records of England and found over 200 licences for hunting hares πŸ°β€‹, foxes πŸ¦Šβ€‹, badgers πŸ¦‘β€‹, wildcats (πŸ±β€‹!) and wolves (πŸΊβ€‹!!!) in 13th and 14th century England. The licences are specific so can be mapped like this!

Free copy available here: zenodo.org/record/8173432

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@LeafyHistory But how pure were the wolves and wildcats by that time?

@CFoix That is a fair question :blobcatmlem:​ - I think the wildcats were likely still doing okay genetically. - they only went extinct in England due to intense pest control in the 18th century. The wolves are harder to pin down - the wolf hunters clearly saw them as wolves not dogs, if that means anything!

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