Sarah Christie

A rich and detailed, field-level account of the state of tiger populations the world over (in Asia, that is), by researchers and protagonists working at the cutting edge of scientific principles and technology, advocacy, administration and implementation. Provided with a number of images of tigers in the field, as well as maps, charts etc. that summarize the scientific data. The message coming through clearly is that the tiger can be conserved in the wild only if the 'source' or 'core', sufficient undisturbed habitat with a healthy population of prey animals is ensured, but equally, the interaction of dispersing individuals with human communities in the surrounding countryside, the 'sink' where surplus animals go to die, is managed with sensitivity and goodwill.… (mehr)