Field Days : A Naturalist's Journey through South and Southeast Asia/AJT.
Johnsingh. Hyderabad, Universities Press, 2006, xx, 340 p., $20 (pbk). ISBN
81-7371-552-1.
Field Days : A Naturalist's Journey through South and Southeast Asia/AJT.
Johnsingh. Hyderabad, Universities Press, 2006, xx, 340 p., $20 (pbk). ISBN
81-7371-552-1.
Contents: My life as a wildlife biologist. South India: 1. Anamalais, the 'elephant mountains'. 2. Kalakadu-Mundanthurai: the living hills. 3. Beautiful bird sanctuary near Tirunelveli. 4. A lovely picnic spot near Rajapalayam. 5. Vanishing blackbuck. 6. Save this paradise for birds. 7. In troubled waters: the mahseer at Parambikulam. 8. A walk across Periyar Tiger Reserve. 9. Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary. 10. Bandipur Tiger Reserve. 11. Bandipur revisited. 12. Bhadra Tiger Reserve: a future Nagarahole? 13. The Kaveri fishing camps: conserving the giant mahseer. Central and West India: 14. Kanha: a treasure trove of wildlife. 15. Panna Tiger Reserve: an arid but vital habitat for wildlife. 16. Memories of Gir. 17. Kuno: a second home for Asiatic lions? 18. Sariska Tiger Reserve: a huge conservation challenge. North India: 19. Captivating Corbett Tiger Reserve. 20. The Chowgarh hills: where tigers once prowled. 21. Elephant safari: ecotourism and conservation. 22. Trekking through the Ladhya and Sharda valley. 23. Nandaur Valley National Park. 24. Conservation lessons learn in Uttaranchal. 25. Twenty years in Rajaji National Park. 26. The Birdman goes elephant darting. 27. Dodital, an enchanting alpine lake in the lap of the Himalaya. 28. Pin Valley National Park. Northeast India: 29. Enchanting Kaziranga. 30. An introduction to Arunachal Pradesh. 31. Conservation lessons from the Lushai and Garo hills. Beyond India: 32. Chitawan, a stronghold of rhinos and tigers. 33. Bhutan the beautiful. 34. Arakan Yoma: where time stands still. 35. Khao Yai, where gibbons sing while jets roar. 36. Cuc Phuong, Vietnam's war to protect nature. 37. The primordial world of sao la and mang. Bibliography.