Bones of the tiger
Subtitle: protecting the man-eaters of Nepal
By: Hemanta Mishra with Jim Ottaway Jr.
Contributors: Ottaway, Jim, Jr.
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781599214917
Subjects: Tigers -- Nepal -- Royal Chitwan National Park; Wildlife conservation -- Nepal -- Royal Chitwan National Park; Natural history -- Nepal -- Royal Chitwan National Park; Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)
Description: Tiger conservation is one of today s most pressing environmental issues. From a world population of approximately 100,000 tigers in 1900, these majestic carnivores have dwindled to less than 3,500 in the wild today, much of this due to poaching and habitat destruction. The author tells the fascinating story of one man s quest to save the man-eating tigers of Nepal. Unique in explaining the real story of atypical tiger behavior behavior that ultimately leads to conflict with humans, sometimes resulting in death this book also includes stunning photos by renowned Japanese photographer Mashahiro Iijima.