The Last Tiger

Struggling for Survival
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-807882-1
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 312 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 338 g

The Last Tiger is the story of the crisis of the tiger in India, hunted from times immemorial. The author journeys through 7000 years of history about the killing of the tiger and brings the reader to the present context of what is, in the author's words, a 'terminal tiger crisis'. Where do we go from here? Will there be a miracle that saves the tiger? Can the government act in time? Will the enormous illegal trade in tiger skins that is rampant in Tibet be stopped?

The book contains annexures with correspondence between the author and the Prime Minister's Office, and includes a Note of Dissent to the report submitted by the Task Force. The Note outlines Thapar's plan of action to ensure the long-term survival of tigers, with detailed policy prescriptions.

The new Preface 'We Cannot Save the Indian Tiger' by the author critically reviews the current tiger population and the conservation measures undertaken.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thapar, Valmik

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie Wirbeltiere (Vertebrata) Säugetiere (Mammalia)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

We Cannot Save the Indian Tiger'
Preface and Acknowledgements
List of Photographs
THE EARLY DAYS
THE NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES
INDEPENDENT INDIA: 1947-64
THE NEHRU YEARS
COUNTERING THE FIRST CRISIS
A COMMITTED LEADER
THE SECOND CRISIS
THE END OF A CENTURY 1999-2002
THE THIRD CRISIS
EPILOGUE
JEOPARDIZING THE TIGER-FAILURE, FAILURE, AND MORE FAILURE
Annexures
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Valmik Thapar, Internationally celebrated wildlife conservationist and authority on tigers

Valmik Thapar is an internationally celebrated tiger and wildlife conservationist. He is a member of the National Board of Wildlife chaired by the Prime Minister, and is the author of twenty-one books on tigers, wildlife, and Africa, most recently The Tiger: Soul of India (OUP 2011), An African Diary: 12 Days in Kenya (OUP 2009), Ranthambhore: 10 Days in the Tiger Fortress (OIP 2011), The Illustrated Tigers of India (OUP 2007), and Tiger: The Ultimate Guide (OUP 2005).