Bones of the Tiger Of Man-Eating Tigers and Tiger-Eating Men

Tiger tiger burning bright In the forests of the night""Majestic and beautiful ferocious and lethal the tiger has captivated the imaginations of people the world over for centuries. Inspiring myth and folklore as a graceful creature and terrifying predator this big cat has long paced the jungles of Asia in a history strewn with conflict between man and beast - man-eating tigers have terrorized people for centuries. But in the twenty-first century this conflict has turned on its head - tiger-eating men fund a very lucrative black market for tiger parts and poachers and habitat destruction have brought the population down to less than 3200 individuals in the world today. A true adventure tale Bones of the Tiger tells the fascinating story of one man’s quest to save the man-eating tigers of Nepal. About the Author Hemanta Mishra has worked with the Government of Nepal National Trust for Nature Conservation (formerly KMTNC) the Smithsonian Institution the World Wildlife Fund the World Bank the Asian Development Bank the Global Environment Facility and other major conservation groups. He was a key player in the team that preserved and stabilized the wildlife habitat in Nepal. He has been awarded the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize and is credited with halting the extinction of the rhino and the tiger in his homeland.Jim Ottaway Jr is a former American newspaper publisher writer and editor who retired as a senior vice president of Dow Jones & Co. Inc. chairman of Ottaway Newspapers Inc. and chairman of the World Press Freedom Committee. Ottaway is a long-time supporter of conservation and development in the Himalayas.