Tigers of the world : the science, politics, and conservation of Panthera tigris.
"The second edition of Tigers of the World explores tiger biology, ecology, and conservation management; advances in technology, field methods, planning, and funding; and the current status and fate of the world's wild and captive tigers. In 1987, when the first edition was published, our...
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Academic Press,
2010.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. / |
| Series: | Noyes series in animal behavior, ecology, conservation, and management.
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Table of Contents:
- Fifty years in the tiger world : an introduction / Peter Jackson
- What is a tiger? : ecology and behavior / Mel Sunquist
- What is a tiger? : genetics and phylogeography / Shu-Jin Luo ... [et al.]
- What is a tiger? : biogeography, morphology, and taxonomy / Andrew C. Kitchener and Nobuyuki Yamaguchi
- Will the tiger survive in India? / Belinda Wright
- Poaching and poisoning of tigers in Sumatra for the domestic market / Ronald Tilson ... [et al.]
- Partnering to stop poaching : developing cross-sector strategic responses to wildlife poaching / Steven Galster, William Schaedla, and Tim Redford
- Panthera tigris vs Homo sapiens : conflict, coexistence, or extinction / Philip J. Nyhus and Ronald Tilson
- Setting priorities for tiger conservation : 2005-2015 / Eric W. Sanderson ... [et al.]
- The Terai Arc Landscape : a tiger conservation success story in a human-dominated landscape / Eric Wikramanayake ... [et al.]
- Collaboration and partnerships are essential to sustain wild tiger populations / Kae Kawanishi and John Seidensticker
- The Cat Specialist Group and tigers / Peter Jackson, Urs Breitenmoser, and Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten
- Save the Tiger Fund's grant-making strategy for recovering wild tiger populations / Brian Gratwicke, Mahendra Shrestha, and John Seidensticker
- Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund / Fred Bagley
- Why keep tigers in zoos? / Sarah Christie
- History and function of US sanctuaries / Tammy Quist Thies
- Thirteen thousand and counting : how growing captive tiger populations threaten wild tigers / Philip J. Nyhus, Ronald Tilson, and Michael Hutchins
- Non-invasive survey methods for assessing tiger populations / K. Ullas Karanth and James D. Nichols
- Tiger telemetry / John Goodrich and Dale G. Miquelle
- Scent-matching dogs : a new tool for identifying wild tigers / Linda L. Kerley and Galina P. Salkina
- The science and art of managing tigers in captivity / Kathy Traylor-Holzer
- How many wild tigers are there? : an estimate for 2008 / John Seidensticker, Brian Gratwicke, and Mahendra Shrestha
- This heaven and this earth : will India keep its promise to Panthera tigris? / Bittu Sahgal and Jennifer Scarlott
- Status and conservation of tigers in the Indian subcontinent / A.J.T. Johnsingh, Bivash Pandav, and M.D. Madhusudan
- Securing the future for Nepal's tigers : lessons from the past and present / James L. David Smith ... [et al.]
- Tigers of the Sundarbans / Tessa McGregor
- Tigers and people in the Malay world : four centuries of confrontation and coexistence in comparative Asian perspective / Peter Boomgaard
- Costs and benefits of sustaining wild tigers in Cambodia : a strategic economic perspective / Peter Cutter and Sun Hean
- The Malayan tiger / Kae Kawanishi ... [et al.]
- The biology and politics of Sumatran tigers : crash of the conservation Garuda / Ronald Tilson and Philip J. Nyhus
- The claws of a dilemma : can big business contribute to tiger conservation in Indonesia? / Tom Maddox
- Science-based conservation Amur tigers in the Russian Far East and northeast China / Dale G. Miquelle ... [et al.]
- Tiger education in the Primorsky region of Russia / Irina Belim
- King of the hundred beasts : a long view of tigers in southern China / Chris Coggins
- Yin and yang of tiger conservation in China / Ronald Tilson, Philip J. Nyhus, and Jeff R. Muntifering
- Tiger restoration and biodiversity refugia in Asia : 'picking up' the pieces / Jeff R. Muntifering ... [et al.]
- The struggle to save the last South China tigers / Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Xie Zhong, and Yin Yuzhong
- Tiger farms and pharmacies : the central importance of China's trade policy for tiger conservation / Kristin Nowell
- Tigers, economics, and the regulation of trade / Michael 't Sas-Rolfes
- Roads to recovery or catastrophic loss : how will the next decade end for wild tigers? / Eric Wikramanayake ... [et al.]
- The next 20 years of tiger science, politics, and conservation / Philip J. Nyhus and Ronald Tilson.