(Ebook) Tigers of the World 2nd Edition by Ronald Tilson and Philip J Nyhus ISBN 1865843830 9780815515708

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ISBN 10: 1865843830 
ISBN 13: 9780815515708
Author: Ronald Tilson and Philip J Nyhus

The second edition of Tigers of the World explores tiger biology, ecology, conservation, management, and the science and technology that make this possible. In 1988, when the first edition was published, tiger conservation was still in its infancy, and two decades later there has been a revolution not only in what is known, but how information about tigers is obtained and disseminated. In the fast changing world of conservation, there is a great need to summarize the vast and current state-of-the-art, to put this into historical perspective, and to speculate in what yet remains to be done. Tigers of the World, 2e fulfills this need by bringing together in a unique way the world’s leading tiger experts into one volume. Despite the challenges ahead, there are bright spots in this story and lessons aplenty not only for tiger specialists but large carnivore specialists, conservation biologists, wildlife managers, natural resource policymakers, and most importantly the caring public.

*Examines the past twenty years of research from the world’s leading tiger experts on biology, politics, and conservation.

*Describes latest methods used to disseminate and obtain information needed for conservation and care of this species.

*Includes coverage on genetics and ecology, policy, poaching and trade, captive breeding and farming, and the status of Asia’s last wild tigers.

*Excellent resource for grad courses in conservation biology, wildlife management, and veterinary programs.

*New volume continues the classic Noyes Series in Animal Behavior, Ecology, Conservation and Management.

(Ebook) Tigers of the World 2nd Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Fifty Years in the Tiger World: An Introduction
THE PLIGHT OF THE TIGER
SCIENTISTS MOVE IN
ATTACKS BY TIGERS ON HUMANS
FREELANCING
CHAIRMAN OF THE CAT SPECIALIST GROUP
A TIME OF COMPLACENCY
THE FIRST TIGERS OF THE WORLD MEETING
BONE, SKIN, TOOTH, AND CLAW
THE END OF COMPLACENCY
CITES
COUNTING TIGERS
THE TIGER'S FUTURE
REFERENCES
PART I: WHAT IS A TIGER?
Chapter 2. What Is a Tiger? Ecology and Behavior
INTRODUCTION
MORPHOLOGY
THE ADAPTABLE TIGER
PREDATOR BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY
POPULATION ECOLOGY
CONCLUSIONS AND RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 3. What Is a Tiger? Genetics and Phylogeography
GENETIC ANCESTRY OF MODERN FELIDS AND TIGERS
REDEFINITION OF SUBSPECIES IN THE TIGER
DILEMMA OF TIGERS—DECLINING IN THE WILD, BOOMING IN THE CAGES?
WHAT IS A TIGER?—A CLOSER LOOK AT SUBSPECIES
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
Chapter 4. What Is a Tiger? Biogeography, Morphology, and Taxonomy
TIGER MORPHOLOGY
DISCUSSION
WHAT IS A TIGER, 2009?
REFERENCES
PART II: TIGER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Chapter 5. Will the Tiger Survive in India?
EARLY DAYS
WILDLIFE PROTECTION SOCIETY OF INDIA
IN THE FIELD
THE DECLINE OF THE TIGER
THE TIBET CONNECTION
THE CHINA CONNECTION
TIGERS TODAY
REFERENCES
Chapter 6. Poaching and Poisoning of Tigers in Sumatra for the Domestic Market
INTRODUCTION
THIS STUDY: UNDERCOVER INFORMANTS
POACHING RATES AND LOCATIONS
PROSECUTION OF POACHERS
CHRONOLOGY OF POACHING STUDIES IN SUMATRA: 1990–2007
TIGER BONFIRE
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
Chapter 7. Partnering to Stop Poaching: Developing Cross-Sector Strategic Responses to Wildlife Poac
INTRODUCTION: A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE
STRATEGIC RESPONSE: NAVIGATING IN NEW WAYS
PROTECTION: INTERDICTING AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
AWARENESS: ADVERTISING AGAINST EXPLOITATION AND APATHY
NETWORKING: CREATING CAPACITY AND POLITICAL WILL
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: PROTECTION, AWARENESS, NETWORKING
REFERENCES
Chapter 8. Panthera tigris vs Homo sapiens: Conflict, Coexistence, or Extinction
INTRODUCTION
ELIMINATING PROBLEM TIGERS AND TIGERS AS A PROBLEM
RESPONSES TO CONFLICT
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
Chapter 9. Setting Priorities for Tiger Conservation: 2005–2015
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
DIRECTING CONSERVATION ACTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 10. The Terai Arc Landscape: A Tiger Conservation Success Story in a Human-dominated Landsca
INTRODUCTION
THE TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE: CONSERVATION STATUS AND CHALLENGES
CONSERVATION CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE
CONSERVATION PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE
CORRIDOR RESTORATION
CORRIDOR USE BY MEGASPECIES
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES
Chapter 11. Collaboration and Partnerships Are Essential to Sustain Wild Tiger Populations
SAVING WILD TIGERS IS A 'WICKED' PROBLEM: COPING STRATEGIES
TERAI ARC LANDSCAPE IN INDIA AND NEPAL
MALAYSIAN CONSERVATION ALLIANCE FOR TIGERS IN MALAYSIA
LOOKING FORWARD
REFERENCES
Chapter 12. The Cat Specialist Group and Tigers
THE CATSG 1971–2000
TIGERS AND THE FUTURE OF THE CATSG
REFERENCE
Chapter 13. Save The Tiger Fund's Grant-making Strategy for Recovering Wild Tiger Populations
THE DONOR'S CHALLENGE
SOME BACKGROUND
CONCEPTUALIZING TIGER CONSERVATION ACTIONS
MANAGING OUTCOME RISKS AND MONITORING TIGER CONSERVATION ACTIONS
EVALUATING AND MANAGING RISKS
FINAL THOUGHTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 14. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund
Chapter 15. Why Keep Tigers in Zoos?
CONSERVATION SUPPORT
CONSERVATION SUPPORT FROM ZOO TIGERS
REFERENCES
Chapter 16. History and Function of US Sanctuaries
CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS
THE FUTURE OF SANCTUARIES AND THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS
ROLE OF SANCTUARIES IN ORDER TO AFFECT THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS
REFERENCES
Chapter 17. Thirteen Thousand and Counting: How Growing Captive Tiger Populations Threaten Wild Tige
INTRODUCTION
A TAXONOMY OF CAPTIVE TIGER OWNERS
HISTORY AND GROWTH OF CAPTIVE TIGER POPULATIONS
TIGERS IN THE UNITED STATES
OBVIOUS AND ACUTE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPTIVE TIGERS
NON-OBVIOUS AND CHRONIC PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPTIVE TIGERS
BEYOND COMPLAINING: WHAT TO DO?
REFERENCES
PART III: TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING TIGERS
Chapter 18. Non-invasive Survey Methods for Assessing Tiger Populations
THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COUNTING TIGERS
CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN ASSESSING TIGER POPULATIONS
SURVEYS FOR ASSESSING TIGER POPULATION DYNAMICS
SURVEYS OF SPATIAL DISTRIBUTON OF TIGERS
THE FUTURE OF TIGER SURVEYS
REFERENCES
Chapter 19. Tiger Telemetry
INTRODUCTION
WHY TELEMETRY?
CAPTURE
SAMPLE SIZES AND STUDY DURATION
DATA COLLECTED IN TELEMETRY STUDIES
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
Chapter 20. Scent-matching Dogs: A New Tool for Identifying Wild Tigers
INTRODUCTION
THE SCIENCE OF SCENT-MATCHING
USING SCENT-MATCHING TO ESTIMATE TIGER ABUNDANCE
SUMMARY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 21. The Science and Art of Managing Tigers in Captivity
THREATS FACING SMALL POPULATIONS
THE VALUE OF INFORMATION
COORDINATING MANAGEMENT EFFORTS
REGULATING POPULATION SIZE AND GROWTH
GENETIC CONSIDERATIONS
MEETING THE CHALLENGES
LOOKING AHEAD
REFERENCES
PART IV: REGIONAL REVIEWS: STATUS OF TIGERS
Chapter 22. How Many Wild Tigers Are There? An Estimate for 2008
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
COUNTRY AND REGIONAL ESTIMATES
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
SOUTH ASIA
Chapter 23. This Heaven and This Earth: Will India Keep Its Promise to Panthera tigris?
A CHECKERED PAST
THE TIGER'S DESCENT
TIGERLAND COMES UNDER ATTACK
FOREST RIGHTS AND WRONGS
QUO VADIS PANTHERA TIGRIS ?
CLIMATE COUP DE GRÂCE
PROJECT TIGER METAMORPHOSED
IF TOMORROW COMES
WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE TIGER … SPACE
POSTSCRIPT
REFERENCES
Chapter 24. Status and Conservation of Tigers in the Indian Subcontinent
THE TIGER IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
PRESENT TIGER RANGE AND POPULATION ESTIMATES IN THE SUBCONTINENT
EXISTING BASELINE INFORMATION FOR TIGER CONSERVATION
LANDSCAPES FOR TIGER CONSERVATION IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT
DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
GLIMPSES OF HOPE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 25. Securing the Future for Nepal's Tigers: Lessons from the Past and Present
INTRODUCTION
HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF TIGERS IN NEPAL: EARLY 1900 TO 1970
TIGER RESEARCH: 1972 TO 1998
TIGER POPULATION VIABILITY: RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS
NEPAL'S FIRST TIGER ACTION PLAN: 1999
LANDSCAPE SCALE MONITORING: TIGERS AND THEIR PREY
TIGERS AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY: INTERACTION BETWEEN SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
RESPONDING TO PROBLEM TIGERS
LESSONS FROM NEPAL FOR FUTURE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
REFERENCES
Chapter 26. Tigers of the Sundarbans
REFERENCE
SOUTHEAST ASIA
Chapter 27. Tigers and People in the Malay World: Four Centuries of Confrontation and Coexistence in
PEOPLE KILLED BY TIGERS
TIGERS KILLED BY PEOPLE
STRUCTURAL CAUSES OF HUMAN – TIGER CONFLICTS
INCIDENTAL CAUSES
MAN-EATING TIGERS
PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
REFERENCES
Chapter 28. Costs and Benefits of Sustaining Wild Tigers in Cambodia: A Strategic Economic Perspecti
INTRODUCTION
THE CHANGING STATUS OF TIGERS IN CAMBODIA: 1993 TO 2006
GENERAL COSTS AND BENEFITS OF CONSERVATION AT THE SCALE OF ENTIRE TIGER LANDSCAPES
TIGER CONSERVATION NEEDS
REFERENCES
Chapter 29. The Malayan Tiger
INTRODUCTION
FOREST COVER, TIGER DISTRIBUTION, AND POTENTIAL POPULATION SIZE
MAJOR THREATS AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 30. The Biology and Politics of Sumatran Tigers: Crash of the Conservation Garuda
INTRODUCTION
INDONESIA'S MODERN TIGER HISTORY
THE BIOLOGY OF SUMATRAN TIGERS IN LOWLAND FORESTS
FIRE AND TIGERS
HUMAN DIMENSION OF TIGER CONSERVATION
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OF TIGERS
LOCAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS TIGERS, PARKS, AND CONSERVATION
IMPROVING INDONESIAN ZOOS
THE DARK LEGACY OF KKN
THE TIGER'S RIGHT TO LIFE
REFERENCES
Chapter 31. The Claws of a Dilemma: Can Big Business Contribute to Tiger Conservation in Indonesia?
INTRODUCTION
THE ZSL-PT ASIATIC PERSADA JAMBI TIGER PROJECT
REASSESSING THE ROLE OF BIG BUSINESS IN TIGER CONSERVATION
IS IT WORTH CONSERVING TIGERS OUTSIDE PROTECTED AREAS?
IS BIG BUSINESS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER OUTSIDE PROTECTED AREAS?
IS ENGAGEMENT THE BEST STRATEGY FOR DEALING WITH BIG BUSINESS?
TIGER CONSERVATION IN INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPES—THE WAY FORWARD
REFERENCES
RUSSIA
Chapter 32. Science-based Conservation of Amur Tigers in the Russian Far East and Northeast China
INTRODUCTION
WHAT ROLE DOES SCIENCE PLAY IN CONSERVATION OF TIGERS?
SURVEYING AND MONITORING THE AMUR TIGER POPULATION
HABITAT LOSS AND LAND-USE PLANNING FOR TIGERS
IMPACT OF POACHING ON TIGER POPULATIONS
DISCUSSION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES
Chapter 33. Tiger Education in the Primorsky Region of Russia
ECOLOGICAL FESTIVALS IN PRIMORYE
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ECOLOGICAL CENTERS
CHINA
Chapter 34. King of the Hundred Beasts: A Long View of Tigers in Southern China
REFERENCES
Chapter 35. Yin and Yang of Tiger Conservation in China
INTRODUCTION
MODERN HISTORY OF CAPTIVE TIGERS IN CHINA
RECENT HISTORY OF WILD TIGERS IN CHINA
RESTORING WILD SOUTH CHINA TIGERS
PARTING THOUGHTS: THE FUTURE OF TIGER CONSERVATION IN CHINA
REFERENCES
Chapter 36. Tiger Restoration and Biodiversity Refugia in Asia: 'Picking Up' the Pieces
SOUTHERN CHINA: CIRCA 2001
EMERGING TIGER CONSERVATION FRAMEWORKS IN ASIA
CONSERVATION OPPORTUNISM, BIODIVERSITY REFUGIA, AND THE TIGER'S CURRENCY
RETURNING SOUTH CHINA TIGERS TO THE WILD
REFERENCES
Chapter 37. The Struggle to Save the Last South China Tigers
EARLY CAPTIVE MANAGEMENT
POPULATION STATUS AND GOALS
POTENTIAL LIMITING FACTORS
FUTURE OF THE SOUTH CHINA TIGER
REFERENCES
Chapter 38. Tiger Farms and Pharmacies: The Central Importance of China's Trade Policy for Tiger Con
OVERVIEW
CHINA'S CONSUMPTION OF TIGER BONE MEDICINE SPARKS A CRISIS IN THE EARLY 1990S
THE DECLINE OF CHINA'S TIGER BONE TRADE
THE RISE OF CHINA'S TIGER FARMS
FAKING IT: AN ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SUPPLY HAS NOT BENEFITED WILD TIGERS
TIGERS SHOULD NOT BE BRED FOR TRADE IN THEIR PARTS AND DERIVATIVES
REFERENCES
Chapter 39. Tigers, Economics, and the Regulation of Trade
INTRODUCTION
TIGER CONSERVATION AS AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM
APPLYING ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO TIGER CONSERVATION
THREATS TO WILD TIGERS
ARGUMENTS CONCERNING TRADE
POACHING AND THE INFLUENCE OF TRADE
THE EFFECT OF TRADE BANS
THE EFFECT OF TRADE BANS ON WILDLIFE POACHING
EVIDENCE IN THE TIGER TRADE
IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICY
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
PART V: FUTURE OF TIGERS
Chapter 40. Roads to Recovery or Catastrophic Loss: How Will the Next Decade End for Wild Tigers?
INTRODUCTION
EVOLUTION OF A LANDSCAPE-BASED APPROACH TO TIGER CONSERVATION
REVISITING THE BASE MAP: TIGER CONSERVATION LANDSCAPES
EMERGING AND INTENSIFYING THREATS TO WILD TIGERS
THREE SCENARIOS: ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR WILD TIGERS
REFERENCES
Chapter 41. The Next 20 Years of Tiger Science, Politics, and Conservation
THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF TIGER CONSERVATION
POLICIES, PRIORITIES, AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR TIGER CONSERVATION
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND HIGHLIGHTS
THE NEXT 20 YEARS
A CLOSING THOUGHT ON THE CHALLENGES FROM THE TIGER'S PERSPECTIVE
REFERENCES

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