Tigers

This book is one of a series focusing on some of the world's best-known animals that are facing extinction. In this book the reader learns of the changing fortunes of the tiger, which could have become extinct but for the intervention of conservationists. First the author describes the history of the tiger - the zoological family they belong to and its subspecies, population and distribution, habitat, hunting techniques and how tigers raise their young. Next there is an explanation of how tigers came to be feared by people, which led to overhunting of the species. This, combined with extensive habitat loss, led to the decline of the tiger population until it reached danger level. Finally, the author describes the successful Project Tiger campaign that created special forest reserves to protect tigers and many other animals too.