Encyclopaedia of Indian Wild Life Sanctuaries and National Parks/S.K. Tiwari. 1997, xv, 255 p., colour plates, maps, tables, $79.
Contents: I. An Introduction to National Parks and Wild-Life Sanctuaries: 1. Wild life. 2. Protected areas (PAs). 3. Other categories. 4. Protected areas in India. 5. Major projects. 6. The bio-geographic classification. 7. Wild life. 8. Wild life in India. 9. Threats to wild life. 10. Wild life action plan. 11. Conservation objective. 12. Legislation. 13. Protected areas (PAs). 14. Categories. II. National Park (NP) and Wild-Life Sanctuary (WLS): 15. National park. 16. Wild life sanctuary (WLS).
17. National Parks and Sanctuaries : semantic difference. 18. Growth of protected areas (1972-1994). 19. Wild-life (protection) act, 1972 : impetus to national parks. 20. Other categories. 21. Game reserves. 22. UNESCO's man and biosphere programme. 23. Protected areas in India. 24. Distribution of protected areas in the states. 25. Major projects. 26. Tiger reserves. 27. Crocodile project. 28. Slates survey. 29. Reason for decline. 30. Representative fauna of PAs. 31. The bio-geographic classification.
III. Alphabetical Description of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries: 1. Andaman and Nicobar islands. 2. Andhra pradesh. 3. Arunachal pradesh. 4. Assam. 5. Bihar. 6. Goa, Daman and Diu. 7. Gujarat. 8. Himachal pradesh. 9. Jammu and Kashmir. 10. Karnataka. 11. Kerala. 12. Madhya pradesh. 13. Maharashtra. 14. Meghalaya. 15. Mizoram. 16. Nagaland. 17. Orissa. 18. Punjab. 19. Rajasthan. 20. Tamil Nadu. 21. Uttar Pradesh. 22. West Bengal.
"The Encyclopaedia of Indian Wild Life Sanctuaries and national parks introduces over 300 protected areas of India. It describes the variety of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries created in desert, snow clad mountains, swamps and the vast tablelands. India has almost all types of habitats well preserved for a variety of flora and fauna. Its national parks and the Sanctuaries are the only ones, in the world to preserve the magnificient tiger and the majestic lion, the mighty rhino and the giant tusker. For specialists these national parks and Sanctuaries are heaven to study the hundreds of species of migrant and local birds, innumerable species of plants and numerous varieties of other smaller animals.
"The encyclopaedia gives a glimpse of Indian Wildlife to the scientists and laymen alike" (jacket)
[Shiv Kumar Tiwari's books include Readings in Indian Zoogeography and Zoogeography of Indian Amphibians.]