Tigers Forever: Saving the World's Most Endangered Big Cat

by Sharon Guynup

National Geographic photographer Steve Winter and writer Sharon Guynup are on a mission to address the plight of the tiger – while there’s still time. In their new book, Tigers Forever, they combine a decade's worth of Winter's stunning images with Guynup’s eloquent prose to describe the tiger’s fight for survival, the threats it faces, and the few effective programs that are stemming its slaughter. They also reveal the elusive, ferocious majesty of this cat--and note that with just 3,200 left in the wild scattered in small pockets across Asia, they are in desperate need of our help to survive, that tigers could disappear within our lifetimes, and the time to act is now.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Nature, Photography, Cats, Biology, Wildlife

224 pages, Hardcover

First published November 12, 2013

Reviews

[hare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Steve Winter's excellent photojournalism coupled with an overview of current issues concerning tiger conservation. Definitely worth a read, though not as riveting as one would hope for.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book on Tiger conservation. Steve Winter and his wife weave beautiful pictures with honest journalism on the fight to save this majestic and critically endangered species. This book is hope.

[Ilana · Rating 4 out of 5]

My dad bought this for me when it had recently come out, I think I saw a review and asked for it for my birthday. Never read very far into it until now, I started over and read the whole book.

It's a lot to take in. But it makes me want humanity to lose. I would finish each night depressed beyond belief. I just want to go off and save the tigers.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

NF-Science
223 pages

Tigers1 Magnificent! Beautiful! Powerful!
They need our help.

Panthera-Leaders in Wild Cat Conservation
You can save tigers @Tigersforever.org

[Shaun · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great photographs.

[Lindsey]

"Future generations will never forgive us if we have so little foresight and compassion that we permit the tiger, this wonder of nature, to descend into the dark abyss of extinction." - George Schaller

This book is not just valuable for its beautiful photographs of tigers in their natural environment. It contains important information about illegal poaching and trafficking of tiger (and other endangered animal) parts, as well as first-hand accounts from scientists in the field and others who are doing their best to save the tiger from extinction. Please think twice before supporting tourist attractions like Thailand's Tiger Temple, where they are illegally kept and bred, and older tigers are beaten and sold to tiger farms for illegal trafficking of their parts.

[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful and memorable photos are expected and a given from a Natgeo photographer, and this book does not disappoint in that respect, containing not only close ups of this most magnificent of all beasts, but also scenes that capture effectively the environment where tigers live, from lush emerald forests and raging rivers to oil palm plantations. Surprisingly the writing is also a joy to read, narrating the author's field trips to the far flung places of the world in his hunt for good tiger pictures. On the way he meets the conservationists and scientists on the front line and also tells their stories.

History will tell if tiger numbers recover from this moment, when an NGO devoted to big cats is focused on saving wild tigers. One can only hope things really improve against the odds.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tigers and elephants and rhinos oh my! These are the species we will exterminate in my lifetime, and it simply breaks my heart. There's never been anything I hoped I was more wrong about!

In spite of the heartbreak, the photos in this book are amazing! Many are captured by camera traps - motion detectors triggered by the movement of the big cats that take several shots - very effective at candid captures!

[Lenny Balacco · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for those who are interested in saving wildlife and in particular the Big Cats.
Award winning photographer Steve Winter does a great job with explaining the dangers these majestic animals are facing and incorporates award winning photos into his book to make it hard to put down once you start reading it.
I found myself looking ahead at his photos and wondering what was going to be the story behind them

[Vaidya · Rating 5 out of 5]

With gorgeous photos, there's the write up of Tigers and their conservation efforts. And poaching and markets. Heartbreakingly beautiful and sad at the same time, but that's the story of Tigers - hunted relentlessly, even farmed for their uses in outdated medical systems and as "status" symbols.

[Abby Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great photos and good info

[Breanna Daniels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gorgeous photographs, lots of information, and a rather unbiased look at what has happened to tigers over the past century.