The Vanishing Stripes

Contents: Section I: The Tiger. 1. Tiger in India. 2. Tiger- The Animal. 3. The myth of man-eating. 4. The Sport of Tiger Hunting. 5. Does the Tiger have a Future in India. Section II: Reminiscences. 6. The Tigress of Achanakmar.  7. The First Tiger, by Lieut. Thomas Bacon, First Impressions and Studies from Nature in Hinostan, 1837. 8. Kamaal and the Man-Eaters of Pilibhit.  9. Bees, Bears and Man-Eaters, Edward durand, Rifle, Rod and Spear in the East, 1911. 10. The Leopards of Katarnia Ghat. 11. Among the Doon Tigers, by Lt. Col. J.C. Fife-Cookson, Tiger Shooting in Doon and Ulwar, 1878. 12. The Leopard of Kumharan-ka-Purwa. 13. Some Tiger and Panther Stories, by Sir Richard Dane, I.C.S. Sport in Asia and Africa, 1922. 14. The Tiger That Climbed the Tree. 15. The Zhari Tigress of Tadoba and a Bacchus Lover. 16. Two friends and a Sloth Bear. 17. A Poacher's Story. 18. Gulbari. 19. The Sound of Humanity, By David Wilson, Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts, 1911. 20. P-2, The Queen of Tadoba.

In love with India's jungles and wildlife, where excitement and danger is ever present, the authors bring the jungle, animals and human characters to life with their unique style of writing. Teeming with memorable characters-such as the cunning man-eating tigress of Achanakmar, Masan Baba, the tantrik who took on a leopard armed with just a pair of tongs, and Baba Sita Ram Das, the sadhu who tended to crocodiles but lost his hand in the bargain-and interspersed with narratives of some British hunters of yore, these real life jungle tales are bound to entertain casual readers and wildlife enthusiasts alike. The book provides a keen insight as to why these man-animal conflicts happen and what we, as a worldwide community, can do to decrease their tragic occurrence. Through anecdotal tales, the authors also provide tips and tricks for understanding basic wildlife behavior, from alarm calls to eating habits, thus preparing readers for their own personal encounters in the wild. The authors are very passionate about tigers and spend most of their free time at tiger reserves and national parks of Northern and Central India studying the state of conservation work there. Their jungle excursions give them an opportunity to write about many man-beast encounters that are true accounts of their own experiences and interviews with the characters involved in these incidents. They cover parts of India that are still relatively unknown and not as well-documented as other wildlife tourism-friendly locations in the country.