Table of Contents

Foreword Richard Burge; Preface John Seidensticker, Peter Jackson and Sarah Christie; Part I. Introducing the Tiger: 1. Ecology, behaviour and resilience of the tiger and its conservation needs Mel Sunquist, K. Ullas Karanth and Fiona Sunquist; 2. Tiger distribution, phenotypic variation and conservation issues Andrew C. Kitchener; 3. Subspecies of tigers Joelle Wentzel, J. Claiborne Stephens, Warren Johnson, Marilyn Menotti-Raymond, Jill Pecon Slattery, Naoya Yuhki, Mary Carrington, Howard B. Quigley, Dale G. Miquelle, Ron Tilson, Jansen Manansang, Gerald Brady, Lu Zhi, Pan Wenshi, Huang Shi-Qiang, Leslie Johnston, Mel Sunquist, K. Ullas Karanth and Stephen O'Brien; 4. The tiger in human consciousness Peter Jackson; Part II. Tiger Ecology: Understanding and Encouraging Landscape Patterns and Conditions where Tigers Can Persist: 5. Population dynamics of the Amur tiger in Sikhote-Alin Evgeny N. Smirnov and Dale G. Miquelle; 6. Hierarchical spatial analysis of Amur tiger relationships to habitat and prey Sale G. Miquelle, Evgeny N. Smirnov, Troy W. Merrill, Alexander E. Myslenkov, Howard B. Quigley, Maurice B. Hornocker and Bart Schleyer; 7. Prey depletion as a critical determinant of tiger population viability K. Ullas Karanth and Bradley M. Stith; 8. Long-term monitoring of Indian tigers K. Ullas Karanth, Melvin E. Sunquist and K. M. Chinnappa; 9. Tigers in Panna Raghunandan Chundawat, Neel Gogate and A. J. T. Johnsingh; 10. Last of the Indonesian tigers: A cause for optimism Neil Franklin, Bastoni, Sriyanto, Dwiatmo Siswomartono, Jansen Manansang and Ronald Tilson; 11. The status of the Indochinese tiger Alan Rabinowitz; 12. Mapping the metapopulation structure of Thailand's tigers James L. David Smith, Schwann Tunikorn, Sompon Tanhan, Saksit Simcharoen and Budsabong Kanchanasaka; 13. Metapopulation structure of tigers in Nepal James L. David Smith, Charles McDougal, Sean C. Ahearn, Anup Joshi and Kathy Conforti; Part III. Approaches to Tiger Conservation: A: Linking in situ and ex situ tiger conservation: 14. Effective tiger conservation requires co-operation Ron Tilson and Sarah Christie; B: The trade in tiger parts and what to do about it: 15. The beginning of the end of tigers in trade Ginette Hemley and Judy Mills; 16. Roaring back: Anti-poaching operations in the Russian Far East and the comeback of the Amur tiger Steven Russell Galster and Karin Vaud Eliot; 17. Tiger anti-trade and anti-poaching strategies for the Indian sub-continent Ashok Kumar and Belinda Wright; C: People, tiger habitat availability and linkages for the tiger's future: 18. Where can tigers live in the future? Eric D. Wikramanayake, Eric Dinerstein, John G. Robinson, K. Ullas Karanth, Alan Rabinowitz, David Olson, Thomas Mathew, Prashant Hedao, Melissa Connor, Ginette Hemley and Dolene Bolze; 19. A habitat protection plan for the Amur tiger Dale G. Miquelle, Troy W. Merrill, Yuri Dunishenko, Evgeny N. Smirnov, Howard B. Quigley, Dimitriy G. Pikunov and Maurice B. Hornocker; 20. The tragedy of the Indian tiger Valmik Thapar; 21. Reconciling the needs of conservation and local communities Kathy MacKinnon, Hemanta Mishra and Jessica Mott; 22. Tigers as neighbours Eric Dinerstein, Arun Rijal, Marnie Bookbinder, Bijaya Kattel and Arup Rajuria; Epilogue: Securing the tiger's future John Seidensticker, Peter Jackson and Sarah Christie; Appendices; Literature cited; Index.

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'This book nicely summarizes just how complex the problem of tiger conservation really is … this book has no competition. The quality of type and text is virtually error-free, the colour figure illustrations and pictures of animals are stunning, and the interweaving of 'boxed' entries actually works to complement the text … The modern synthesis of conservation biology in terms of science, culture, economics and politics are effectively conveyed in Riding the tiger, and should serve as a clear example of how and why to argue for single species efforts in the face of broad issues in conservation.' Animal Conservation

'Nicely illustrated with colour maps and pictures with text that is approachable and understandable by the lay reader.' Bulletin of the British Ecological Society

'Riding the Tiger is the best 1990s single-species account I have read. Seidensticker, Christie and Jackson are to be commended. Riding the Tiger is bold, creative, and comprehensive.' Joel Berger, Conservation Biology

' … it is a book that every tiger enthusiast will want to read and own.' International Zoo News

'The editors have done a masterful job of ensuring that the biology of tigers lies at the heart of each and every conversation decision. If presentation is everything, this book has no competition … I think this volume is the closest I know of for truly being a scientific coffee table book!' John L. Gittleman, Animal Conservation