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Author:

Mishra, Hemanta R.

Title:

Bones of the tiger : protecting the man-eaters of Nepal / Hemanta Mishra ; with Jim Ottaway Jr.

Publisher:

Lyons Press,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xi, 243 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Tiger--Behavior--Royal Chitwan National Park.--Royal Chitwan National Park.
Tiger--Conservation--Royal Chitwan National Park.--Royal Chitwan National Park.
Tiger--Royal Chitwan National Park.--Royal Chitwan National Park.
Mishra, Hemanta R.
Human-animal relationships--Royal Chitwan National Park.--Royal Chitwan National Park.
Wild animal trade--Asia.
Tiger hunting--History.
Wildlife conservation--Royal Chitwan National Park.--Royal Chitwan National Park.
Natural history--Royal Chitwan National Park.--Royal Chitwan National Park.
Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)

Other Authors:

Ottaway, Jim, Jr.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-234) and index.

Contents:

The call of the tiger -- The Smithsonian Nepal Tiger Ecology Project -- Tiger by the tail -- Playing God with a teacher killer -- The world of the tiger -- The tiger in Asian culture -- The man-eater of Bhimle -- Dr. Brzezinski's tiger -- The making of a man-eater -- Blood sport -- The jogi pothi tiger of Madi Valley -- Farmers, poachers, and profiteers -- Eat it to save it -- The fate of the tiger.

ISBN:

1599214911
9781599214917

OCLC:

(OCoLC)435418743

LCCN:

2010001556

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)