| Riding the Tiger: Tiger Conservation in Human-Dominated Landscapes | 
 enlarge | Creators: Richard Burge, John Seidensticker, Sarah Christie, Peter Jackson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1691319
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 404
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.7 x 1
ISBN: 0521640571
Dewey Decimal Number: 333.95975616
EAN: 9780521640572
ASIN: 0521640571
Publication Date: May 28, 1999
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Product Description
Beauty, grace and power make the tiger one of the world's most loved animals, yet it is precisely these qualities that have contributed to the tiger's peril. Poaching, loss of habitat and prey, and conflicts between people and wild tigers have caused a catastrophic decline in the worldwide tiger population. If wild tigers are to survive through the next century, we must act now. Riding the Tiger is a comprehensive, scientific, and eminently readable account of the problems and possible solutions of securing a future for wild tigers. Lavishly illustrated in full color, the book is written by leading conservationists working throughout Asia. It looks at tiger ecology and biology, examining the tiger in both its natural setting and in our own consciousness. In exploring our efforts at conservation, the book addresses topology and population dynamics. Later sections discuss prey depletion and region-specific studies. Riding the Tiger is a vital information resource for tiger conservationists in the field, as well as necessary reading for serious students of carnivore conservation and conservation biologists in general. For the general reader, it is an accessible and elucidating overview of tiger conservation. John Seidensticker is Curator of Mammals at the National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution. With extensive experience in Bangladesh, Nepal, India, China, Russia, Thailand and Indonesia, he has worked on the conservation biology of wild carnivores for more than 25 years, and is currently Chairman of the Save the Tiger Fund of the US National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Mobil International. Sarah Christie is Conservation Programmes Co-ordinator at the London Zoo. Having overseen the expansion of the Zoological Society of London's tiger conservation programme, she is active in the implementation, management and collaboration of tiger conservation programmes around the world. Peter Jackson is Chairman of the Cat Specialist Group at the World Conservation Union (IUCN). A freelance writer and photographer, Jackson was previously the Chief Correspondent on the Indian subcontinent for Reuters News Agency, and has contributed to Smithsonian Magazine, International Wildlife, and BBC Wildlife. He has traveled widely in Asia, Africa, and the Americas and has published extensively on tiger conservation.
Book Description
Tigers are amongst the world's most loved and most endangered species. Habitat loss, conflicts between humans and wild tigers, and poaching have led to a catastrophic decline in tiger numbers. Riding the Tiger is a readable, comprehensive and scientific account of the problems and possible solutions of tiger conservation. Lavishly illustrated in colour, and written by experts working throughout the tiger's range, it will be an essential reference for both professionals and general readers interested in this magnific ent animal.
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Tiger biology and conservation December 13, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you want to explore the present state of knowledge about tigers in the wild and their real prospects for survival, this is the best publication available. It's attractively illustrated with photos of wild tigers, current range maps, and useful treatments of their history, habitat, populations, prey relations, conflicts with people, and conservation status in various parts of their range. The book's chapters are well organized and written by well informed scientists. I couldn't put the book down and have only been surprised that it has received so little publicity beyond the professional ranks of conservation biologists. It's useful also for those considering a visit to areas where tigers still occur.
Riding the Tiger - aug 2001 August 15, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
An excellent and thorough composition of research of the tiger and its conservation. A must have for ecologists or wildlife biologists interested in studying or working with the big cats. Very informative, written with a lot of data, statistics, maps and references - most informative for those with a scientific mind. Highly recommended.
One of the best conservation books out there December 3, 2000
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Riding the Tiger is a fine conservation book. It gets into the technical part of conservation which few see. If you are interested in becoming a zoologist this book is a must.
 Riding the Tiger April 12, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is excellent for biological conservationists. It is written in the language of science and may be slightly difficult for the non-scientist to comprehend. Otherwise, it was a great book, and I would recommend it for everyone.
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