Tiger!: The story of the Indian tiger

by Kailash Sankhala

The Story of the Indian Tiger

Genres: Nonfiction

220 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Kin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book shows a lot of hard-work, dedication and love of the writer for tigers and their conservation. Tiger and tigress are portraited beautifully not only in scientific but also in cultural and social ways. I particularly like how he put tiger in a big picture among other species of the forest from preys to camp followers and co-predators. He depicted very clear that every single specie has its intrinsic value and role in the ecosystem.

As someone who would be a bit biased due to my love for tiger as a specie, I find that the author does not only look at tiger as a scientist, a conservationist but also as a fan, a lover and the way he painted tiger would definitely make anyone fall in love with them.

[Johnr66 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is somewhat hard to find but worth it if your interested in Tigers. Sankhala was the man behind Project Tiger, the organization formed in the seventies for saving the endangered animal. The book takes the reader through his field observations of tigers across India and some history of man's relation with the big cat along with the unfortunate breading of white tigers. Fun Fact: Sankhala was the director of the Delhi Zoo in the 1960s when he provided the leopard cub to Jane (Rocky) Davis to raise. Davis later wrote "Sundari" about her experience of raising the cat. I mention this because "Sundari" turned out to be a very good story.