num_pages: 190
description: Sometime in the mid-1990s, Amirtharaj Christy Williams, an Asian elephantspecialist, went to Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand as a greenhornresearch fellow. His task was to radio-collar and track several elephants inthe Siwalik hills. As he went about his work, he formed close associationswith several of these amazing pachyderms: Mallika, the matriarch who heldher herd together; Kiruba, a new mother; Shahrukh, the young shy male;and Tipu, the Sultan of the Siwaliks, the tallest elephant ever recorded in thenational park and the gentlest of giants.In this memoir, Christy recalls the heady years of hope and desperation as histeam struggled against encroachment and human-animal conflict to createspace for the elephant herds. Between deaths and new births, from cropraidingelephants to kitchen-raiding ones, there emerges a story of the largeheartednessof elephants, their quirks, their lives and their struggles. Warm,funny, immensely readable, and often bringing to mind great nature writerssuch as Gerald Durrell, this passionate personal account will inspire readersof all ages to appreciate and understand wildlife and its immense beauty.
language: English
title: TIPU, SULTAN OF THE SIWALIKS A WILDLIFE ADVENTURE
publisher: Speaking Tiger