{"product_id":"tiger-the-story-of-the-indian-tiger","title":"Tiger - The Story of the Indian Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Kailash Sankhala\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Natraj Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 220\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8181580281\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tiger, writes Kailash Sankhala, is a creature of hypnotic power and fascination. The more one sees of this beautiful beast the more one is charmed by its gorgeous colour, the vivid pattern of the stripes on its glossy skin, the strength of the muscles and the grace of the tiger’s movements. However, the tiger is very far from just being a beautiful big cat. It is at the apex of nature’s pyramid, a balancing force on all the animals and creatures within its kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut in what way does the tiger affect the wildlife around him? Is it true that he is far superior to the lion as predator, as parent-even in his power to survive? Are tigers faithful to their mates? Are they territorial? And is the man-killer tag a myth, or is it justified?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are just a few of the questions that the author answers in a book at once authoritative and compelling to read. For tiger! Is more than a definitive study of an animal, it is also a personal adventure story. \u0026gt;From his early days as a trainee forester, when, encouraged by his tutor, he personally shot and killed a tiger, to his long-lie attempts to make amends for that crime, \u003cbr\u003eSankhala’s story has, as he says, been that of a tiger addict. There was one tiger-Jim-whom his family even adopted, and who lived in Sankhala’s own home. For five yeas Sankhala served as head of the world-famous zoo at Delhi, where his firmly-held views on what zoos should be initially aroused anger, and later admiration. He had confrontations too with the Indian tourist establishment, and with the poachers who wished to make quick money out of tiger skins. Then in 1972 he was appointed head of Project tiger, a world-wide attempt to save the Indian tiger from extinction: five years later he gave up his job with the problem solved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSankhala writes of all these events with great modesty and humour, although his role in them often required both courage and determination. In all, Tiger! is a book not just of a remarkable animal, but the story of a very remarkable man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eACKNOWLEDGEMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe mighty predator\u003cbr\u003eWaiting for the tiger\u003cbr\u003eFamily bonds\u003cbr\u003eTigerland and its inhabitants\u003cbr\u003eThe tiger’s prey\u003cbr\u003eCo-predators and camp followers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART TWO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMyths and man-eaters\u003cbr\u003eCircus or Zoo?\u003cbr\u003eThe while tigers of Rewa\u003cbr\u003eTiger in the house\u003cbr\u003eOperation census\u003cbr\u003eThe skin trade\u003cbr\u003eProject tiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAPPENDIX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINDEX\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Kailash Sankhala \/ Natraj Publishers \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153585598832,"sku":"15610","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/15610.jpg?v=1793911348","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/tiger-the-story-of-the-indian-tiger","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}