Tigers of the World, The Science, Politics and Conservation of Panthera Tigris

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.




Readership
This book is intended for a wide readership, from specialists in tiger conservation and large carnivore conservation, to conservation biologists, ecologists, and wildlife managers more generally interested in wildlife issues. This book will appeal to the global conservation community as well as the zoo community.

Quotes

"Ron Tilson, director of conservation at Minnesota Zoo, co-author of a new edition of the encyclopedic Tigers of the World and, with decades of fieldwork in Asia's tiger habitats under his belt, [is] an authority - maybe the authority - on our most endangered big cat." -"Tale of the Cat" by Andrew Marshall (Time magazine)


Table of Contents

Tigers of the World, 2nd Ed.

Science, Politics, and Conservation of Panthera tigris


Edited by

Ronald Tilson, Minnesota Zoo and

Philip J. Nyhus, Colby College




Foreword

George B. Schaller, Director of Science and Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society


Preface: The Tribe of Tigers

Ronald Tilson and Philip Nyhus


1. Fifty Years in the Tiger World: An Introduction

Peter Jackson


PART I: WHAT IS A TIGER?


2. What is a Tiger? Ecology and Behavior

Mel Sunquist


3. What is a Tiger? Genetics and Phylogeography

Shu-Jin Luo, Warren E. Johnson, James L. D. Smith, Stephen J. O’Brien


4. What is a Tiger? Biogeography and Taxonomy

Andrew C. Kitchener and Nobuyuki Yamaguchi


PART II: TIGER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS


5. Will the Tiger Survive in India?

Belinda Wright


6. Poaching and Poisoning of Tigers in Sumatra for the Domestic Market

Ronald Tilson, Philip Nyhus, Sriyanto, and Arief Rubianto


7. Partnering to Stop Poaching: Developing Cross-Sector Strategic Responses to Wildlife Poaching

Steven Galster, William Schaedla, and Tim Redford


8. Panthera tigris vs Homo sapien: Conflict, Coexistence, or Extinction

Philip Nyhus and Ronald Tilson


9. Setting Priorities for Tiger Conservation: 2005 - 2015

Sanderson, E.W., J. Forrest, C. Loucks, J. Ginsberg, E. Dinerstein, J. Seidensticker, P. Leimgruber, M. Songer, A. Heydlauff, T. O’Brien, G. Bryja, S. Klenzendorf, and E. Wikramanayake


10. The Terai Arc Landscape: A Tiger Conservation Success Story in a Human-dominated Landscape

Eric Wikramanayake, Anil Manandhar, Shyam Bajimaya, Santosh Nepal, Gokarna Thapa and Kanchan Thapa


11. Collaboration and Partnerships are Essential to Sustain Wild Tiger Populations

Kae Kawanishi and John Seidensticker


12. The Cat Specialist Group and Tigers

Peter Jackson, and Urs and Christine Breitenmoser-Würsten


13. Save The Tiger Fund’s Grant Making Strategy for the Recovery of Wild Tiger Populations

Brian Gratwicke, Mahendra Shrestha1, and John Seidensticker


14. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Fund

Fred Bagley


15. Why keep tigers in zoos?

Sarah Christie


16. History and Function of US Sanctuaries

Tammy Quist


17. Thirteen Thousand and Counting: How Growing Captive Tiger Populations Threaten Wild Tigers

Philip Nyhus, Ronald Tilson, and Mike Hutchins


PART III: TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING TIGERS


18. Non-invasive Survey Methods for Assessing Tiger Populations

K. Ullas Karanth and James D. Nichols


19. Tiger Telemetry

John Goodrich and Dale Miquelle


20. Scent-matching Dogs: A New Tool for Identifying Wild Tigers

Linda L. Kerley and Galina P. Salkina


21. The Science and Art of Managing Tigers in Captivity

Kathy Traylor-Holzer


PART IV: REGIONAL REVIEWS: STATUS OF TIGERS


22. How Many Wild Tigers Are There? An Estimate for 2008

John Seidensticker, Brian Gratwicke and Mahendra Shrestha


South Asia


23. This Heaven and this Earth: Will India Keep its Promise to Panthera tigris?

Bittu Sahgal and Jennifer Scarlott


24. Status and Conservation of Tigers in the Indian Subcontinent

A.J.T. Johnsingh, Bivash Pandav, and M. D. Madhusudan


25. Securing the Future for Nepal’s Tigers: Lessons from the Past and Present

James L. David Smith, Charles McDougal, Bhim Gurung, Narayan Shrestha, Mahendra Shrestha, Teri Allendorf, Anup Joshi and Narayan Dhakal


26. Tigers of the Sundarban

Tessa McGregor


Southeast Asia


27. Tigers and People in the Malay World: Four Centuries of Confrontation and Co-existence in Comparative Asian Perspective.

Peter Boomgaard


28. Costs and Benefits of Sustaining Wild Tigers in Cambodia: A Strategic Economic Perspective

Peter Cutter and Sun Hean


29. The Malayan Tiger

Kae Kawanishi, Melvin Gumal, Loretta Ann Soosayraj, Gareth Goldthorpe, Chris R. Shepherd, Kanitha Krishnasamy & Abdul Kadir Abu Hashim


30. The Biology and Politics of Sumatran Tigers: Crash of the Conservation Garuda

Ronald Tilson and Philip Nyhus


31. The Claws of a Dilemma: Can Big Business Contribute to Tiger Conservation in Indonesia?

Tom Maddox


Russia


32. Science-based Conservation of Amur Tigers in Russian Far East and Northeast China

Dale Miquelle et al.


33. Tiger Education in Primorsky Region of Russia

Irina Belim


China


34. King of the Hundred Beasts: A Long View of Tigers in Southern China

Chris Coggins


35. Yin and Yang of Tiger Conservation in China

Ronald Tilson, Philip Nyhus, and Jeff R. Muntifering


36. Tiger Restoration and Biodiversity Refugia in Asia: ‘Picking Up’ the Pieces

Jeff R. Muntifering, Philip J. Nyhus, Ron Tilson, and Michael E. Soulé


37. The Struggle to Save the Last South China Tigers

Kathy Traylor-Holzer, Xie Zhong, and Yin Yuzhong


38. Tiger Farms and Pharmacies: The Central Importance of China’s Trade Policy for Tiger Conservation

Kristin Nowell


39. Tigers, Economics and the Regulation of Trade

Michael 't Sas-Rolfes


PART V: FUTURE OF TIGERS


40. Roads to Recovery or Catastrophic Loss: How Will the Next Decade End for Wild Tigers?

Eric Wikramanayake, Eric Dinerstein, Jessica Forrest, Colby Loucks, John Seidensticker, Sybille Klenzendorf, Eric Sanderson, Ross Simons, Andrea Heydlauff, Joshua Ginsberg, Timothy O’Brien, Peter Leimgruber, Melissa Songer, Gosia Bryja


41. The Next Twenty Years of Tiger Science, Politics, and Conservation

Philip Nyhus and Ronald Tilson




Author Information
Edited by Ronald Tilson, Conservation Department, Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley, MN and Philip Nyhus, Environmental Studies Program, Colby College, Waterville, ME