Rajaji Tiger Reserve: A Conservation Odyssey in the Shiwaliks

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Conservation chronicle. 2. Remembering Rajaji. 3. Geographical importance. 4. Flora and fauna. 5. Birds of Rajaji. 6. Expanding frontiers. 7. Connecting corridors. 8. A habitat recovered. 9. A tiger habitat. 10. Lesser cousins. 11. Tuskers of Rajaji. 12. Rajaji in a day. 13. Staying overnight. 14. Forest management. 15. From the director’s dairy. 16. Acknowledgements. 17. Bibliography. 18. Checklist of birds. 19. Checklist of mammals. 20. Checklist of Herpetofauna. 21. Checklist of some common plants. 22. Protected areas of Uttarakhand.

‘Rajaji Tiger Reserve, A Conservation Odyssey in the Shiwaliks’ is the story of Rajaji Tiger Reserve since its inception as a sanctuary. Replete with over 100 photographs, the book traces its conservation history spanning over 67 years. The book spells out the constant struggle of the reserve to exist as a rich forest with its diverse flora and fauna sandwiched between towns and development projects. The pictures beautifully bring out the regained habitat of the reserve, healthy enough to support the tiger. The stories of the elephants and tigers of Rajaji make the reserve come alive to the reader. The book is complete with checklist of plants, mammals, birds and amphibians found in the reserve. The lucid style of wiring and interpretation of the forests of Rajaji will inspire the readers to visit the reserve for an overnight stay in the various forest rest houses or a day visit to the reserve for a scintillating experience.