Illustrated with rare pictures, this book explores some remarkable efforts to
save the forest. In doing so it looks at the governance of wildlife and forests
and some of the greatest defenders of wildlife in India. Alexander Gibson, S.P.
Sahi, A.T.L. Dodsworth, F.W. Champion, Jim Corbett, S.H. Prater, Salim Ali, R.W.
Burton, George Schaller, E.P. Gee, Kailash Sankhala, Billy Arjan Singh, M.
Krishnan who battled for the future of India s wildlife. Thapar also examines
the evolution of wildlife governance in India over two centuries including the
Supreme Court s initiatives, recent court decisions, and loopholes in existing
legislation. He also explores the amazing efforts of organizations