Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics, and Conservation of Panthera Tigris

ISBN-13: 9780815515708 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 524 str.

Ronald Tilson

Opis

The second edition of Tigers of the World explores tiger biology, ecology, conservation, management, and the science and technology that make this possible. In 1988, when the first edition was published, tiger conservation was still in its infancy, and two decades later there has been a revolution not only in what is known, but how information about tigers is obtained and disseminated. In the fast changing world of conservation, there is a great need to summarize the vast and current state-of-the-art, to put this into historical perspective, and to speculate in what yet remains to be done. Tigers of the World, 2e fulfills this need by bringing together in a unique way the world's leading tiger experts into one volume. Despite the challenges ahead, there are bright spots in this story and lessons aplenty not only for tiger specialists but large carnivore specialists, conservation biologists, wildlife managers, natural resource policymakers, and most importantly the caring public.

*Examines the past twenty years of research from the world's leading tiger experts on biology, politics, and conservation. *Describes latest methods used to disseminate and obtain information needed for conservation and care of this species. *Includes coverage on genetics and ecology, policy, poaching and trade, captive breeding and farming, and the status of Asia's last wild tigers. *Excellent resource for grad courses in conservation biology, wildlife management, and veterinary programs. *New volume continues the classic Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation and Management.

Recenzje

"Ron Tilson, director of conservation at Minnesota Zoo, co-author of a new edition of the encyclopedic Tigers of the World and, with decades of fieldwork in Asia's tiger habitats under his belt, [is] an authority - maybe the authority - on our most endangered big cat."-"Tale of the Cat" by Andrew Marshall (Time magazine)

"An excellent follow-up to the 1987 publication. The 102 contributors represent a broad panel of distinguished international researchers. [E]ach chapter's terminology and research descriptions are layperson-friendly. There is very little repetition between the two editions; the first focused heavily on tigers in captivity, while the second emphasizes wild tiger conservation, history, economics, and political battles.. Highly recommended. Academic, general, and professional audiences, all levels."-- CHOICE

"Some of the world's most eminent researchers confirm this in a new academic book, Tigers of the World. In it Ronald Tilson, an expert at Minnesota Zoo, reveals he attended a meeting in Beijing where Chinese scientists admitted that their captive "pure-bred" South China tigers were anything but. He wrote: "A Chinese molecular biologist, Daniel Xu, presented the surprising conclusions that no 'pure' South China tiger lineages are left living; all living captive tigers are mixed with Indochinese tiger genes." -- The Sunday Times

"Tilson, who is probably best known for his work with tigers, wrote the book on tiger conservation -- literally. "Tigers of the World," published in 1988 and updated last year, "put together in one volume, for the first time, the state of science about tigers," said Phillip Nyhus, professor of environmental studies at Colby University in Maine

Spis treści

1. Current Knowledge of Wild Tigers
2. The Evolution of Tiger Extinction
3. What is a Tiger?
4. The Evolution and Taxonomy of Tigers
5. The Conservation and Management of Tigers
6. Tigers and Landscapes
7. Tigers and Conflict
8. Tigers and Trade
9. Tigers and the Future: Reintroducing Tigers and Restoring Tiger Habitat
10. Tools for Tiger Research and Conservation
11. Research and Monitoring: Field Methods for Tiger Conservation Biology
12. Recruiting, Training, and Inserting Anti-Poaching Teams
13. Linking People, Tigers, and Livelihoods
14. Techniques for Identifying and Managing the Trade in Tiger Parts
15. Regional Reviews: Science, Conservation, and Politics
16. Amur Tigers and the Russian Far East
17. Bengal Tigers and the Indian Subcontinent
18. Indochinese Tigers and Indochina
19. South China Tiger
20. Sumatran Tigers and Indonesia
21. Captive Tigers
22. Caring for Tigers in Captivity
23. Understanding Genetic and Demographic Management of Captive Tigers
24. Tigers in the Backyard

O autorze

Philip Nyhus is the Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Colby College in Maine, Maine, US. His interdisciplinary research bridges the natural and social sciences to address human interactions with the environment, including endangered species conservation and recovery, human-wildlife conflict, large landscape conservation, and spatial modelling. He is co-editor of Tigers of the World: The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera tigris (2010).