The Last Tiger
Struggling for Survival
Published on 26. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-19-807882-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
11 s/w Abbildungen, 27 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder
11 line drawings; 27 colour photographs
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
338 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-807882-1 (9780198078821)
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12/2005
OUP India
€34.05
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Person
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).
Content
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