Developed and edited by Valmik Thapar, one of our foremost wildlife experts, the
book is divided into three sections. The first section, Thoughts from Elsewhere
, written by Thapar, takes the reader on a quick tour of the country s natural
heritage in the twenty-first century. It provides an overview of mammalian
distribution, the characteristics of individual species, the evolution of the
country s wildlife habitats, threats to the environment and much else besides.
The second section, The Wildlife Chronicles collects the finest accounts of
India s animals from the first century onwards. It has stories about the great
predators tigers, leopards, snow leopards, lions, golden cats