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Today ten times more tigers live in captivity than survive in the wild

For over five decades K Ullas Karanth has been engaged in the struggle to bring wild tigers back from the brink in India their last remaining wild stronghold He tells the story of the tiger itselfits incredible biology its critical role in shaping natural ecosystems of Asia and the unique place it holds in our collective imagination

Among Tigers is the story of how we wound up with fewer than 5000 wild tigers and how with focused efforts we can grow that population ten times or more in a few decades In doing so we would bring not only the worlds largest and most beloved feline back from the brink but also save countless other species that share the tigers habitats from the freezing forests of Siberia to the tropics of India

Karanth shares the adventurous reallife story of his quest to save a species and along the way the hopeful realization that tiger conservation is a battle that can be won

Ultimately the book is a roadmap showing us how to not only to save the greatest of great cats but to bring it roaring back at numbers never before seen in our lifetimes