{"product_id":"24645-the-lions-of-india","title":"The Lions of India","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Divyabhanusinh\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): Divyabhanusinh\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Black Kite\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2008\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 267\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8178242133\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lion in India is fighting a rearguard action in its battle for survival, with a very small number of them left in the wild.  In fact, outside Africa, India is the only country with a lion population.  The last two hundred years or so have been particularly disastrous for the lion, though its numbers have been depleting steadily throughout the recorded past. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLions are associated mainly with the African grasslands. Few people know that in India they once roamed the plains of Haryana and Punjab, wandered as far as Bihar in the east and above the Narmada in the south, and walked the grasslands and scrub forests around Delhi. Today, the Asiatic lion has been reduced to one tiny population in a single forest of Gujarat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHas the Asiatic lion been so spectacularly unfortunate because it is not secretive enough to survive hunters and poachers? Is its survival the outcome of one prince’s efforts? Could a single epidemic wipe it out forever? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book celebrates an animal whose magnificent beauty has been the cause of its tragic destiny. The earliest extract included here dates from 1884 and is about shikar; the newest, written in 2008, analyses the implications of politics for the lion’s survival. Some pieces charm and entertain with their vivid literary style and their close observation of nature; others explain population patterns and genetic reduction. The editor’s erudite Introduction provides a historical overview.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Rice: Lion Shooting\u003cbr\u003eL.L. Fenton: The Indian Lion\u003cbr\u003eS.M.Edwardes and L.G. Fraser. The Gir Forest and its Lions\u003cbr\u003eCharles A. Kincaid: Indian Lion\u003cbr\u003eSir Patrick Cadell: The Preservation of Wild Life in India: The Indian Lion\u003cbr\u003eLt. Col. A.H. Mosse: The Lion of the Gir\u003cbr\u003eN.B. kinnear. The Past and Present Distribution of the Lion in South Eastern Asia\u003cbr\u003eR.I.Pocock: The Lions of Asia\u003cbr\u003eM.A.Wynter-Blyth: The Gir Forest and its Lions\u003cbr\u003eM.A. Wynter-Blyth \u0026amp; K.S. Dharmakumarsinhji: The Gir Forest and its Lions, Part-I\u003cbr\u003eK.S. Dharmakumarsinhji \u0026amp; M.A. Wynter- Blyth: The Gir Forest and its Lions, Part-II\u003cbr\u003eM.K. Dalvi: Gir Lion Census\u003cbr\u003eS.S.Negi: Introduction of the Indian Lion in Uttar Pradesh\u003cbr\u003eS.S. Negi: Transplanting of the Indian Lion in Uttar Pradesh\u003cbr\u003eA.J.T. Johnsingh: Tracking the Lions of Gir\u003cbr\u003eM.Y. Ghorpade: Gir\u003cbr\u003eM.K. Ranjitsinh: Lion\u003cbr\u003eE.P.Gee: The Lions of the Gir Forest\u003cbr\u003ePaul Joslin: The Environmental Limitations and Future of the Asiatic Lion\u003cbr\u003eRavi Chellam: The Lions of Gir\u003cbr\u003eStephen J. O’ Brien: Prides and Prejudice\u003cbr\u003eMahesh Rangarajan: Region’s Honour, Nation’s Pride: Gir’s Lions on the Cusp of History\u003cbr\u003eNotes on Authors\u003cbr\u003eCopyright Statement\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Divyabhanusinh \/ Black Kite \/ Hardcover","offer_id":40785736499369,"sku":"24645","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/24645.jpg?v=1625527457","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/24645-the-lions-of-india","provider":"India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}