In 1972, a quarter century after Independence, the colonial legacy of shikar had continued despite the concerns that trophy hunting, trade in wildlife products and the increasing loss of natural habitat was taking a huge toll on India’s famed and diverse wildlife. The cheetah was already extinct; tiger numbers had plummeted and other wild animals including mammals, birds and reptiles were faring no better. This called for urgent measures. Many believed that national wildlife legislation was one such measure. In 2022, India celebrates 75 years of Independence and 50 years of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. A lot has since happened on the wildlife front, a lot more could have been achieved. Wildlife India @ 50 captures India’s 50-year-long wildlife journey through the eyes and experiences of a diverse set of authors who themselves played a part in it.
STERNDALES MAMMALIA OF INDIA
FRANK FINN
PILGRIMS AND ARAVALI BOOKS
The Soul of the Rhino
JIM OTTAWAY ,HEMANTA MISHRA
PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP
Bones of the Tiger Of Man Eating Tigers and Tiger Eating Men
THE TIGER SOUL OF INDIA
VALMIK THAPAR
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
Tales from the Indian Jungle
KENNETH ANDERSON
RUPA PUBLICATIONS INDIA PVT. LTD.
The Kaziranga Inheritance
BARTHAKUR RANJIT,SAHGAL BITTU
SANCTURY ASIA
Tula Hatti The Last Great Elephant
PETER BYRNE
PILGRIMS PUBLISHING VARANASI
WHITE GRASS PLAINS WILDLIFE RESERVE THE SUKILA PHANTA THE JEWEL IN THE CROWN
Tiger Fire 500 Years of the Tiger in India
ALEPH BOOK COMPANY/RUPA PUBLICATIONS
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