A definitive account of the fight to save the tigers in India as experienced by Ullas Karanth, one of India's leading experts on tigers and wildlife conservation. This is not just an academic account, but the author;s lived experience in bringing science into India's project to save the tiger and its habitats, as he battled hostile locals, ruthless poachers, and a sometimes uncooperative and even obstructionist bureaucracy; and all this, even though he was the son of one of Karnataka's most illustrious and revered litterateurs and freedom fighters. The book also gives a detailed account of Ullas's early radio-collaring attempts in Nagarhole sanctuary, which unfortunately were linked to several tiger deaths in the vicinity, which Ullas clarifies were in no way an outcome of his actions to tranquilise and collar. The book is further embellished by the author's fluent story-telling, which clearly demonstrates that science is not his only strength. ( )