Walking the Western Ghats

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A voyager’s travelogue on Western Ghats’ flora, fauna, landscapes etc by A.J.T. Johnsingh.

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Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 4 cm
Material: Paperback
Designed By: Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, 2015
Manufactured By: Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press, 2015
Product Weight: 350 g
SKU: II-NATU-119
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It is said of Johnsingh that he lives to walk. In this book Author Johnsingh goes on several walks across the rugged and enchanting Western Ghats, detailing presence and absence of the flora and fauna. Tiger pugmarks, leopard scrapes, hare tracks, sloth bear droppings, otter spoor, porcupine remains in leopard scat, scent of tiger spray, alarm calls of the wild, intrusion on non-endemic flora , nothing misses Johnsingh as he straddles the length and breadth of the Western Ghats.

The Walks are never without risks, he bumps into a tigress and her cubs, has a narrow escape from a chasing elephants and wakes up one morning to see a sloth bear barely 50 m from his rock bed! But Johnsingh manages to lighten these situations with graceful wit. Along each step, he picks up issues that have ravaged the habitat and provides useful suggestions to save it from further onslaught in the name of development. He packs his narration with fun, adventure and sincerity, making it very thought-provoking.

About the Author

Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh is a Distinguished Wildlife Biologist and Honorary Associate of Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF). 

He was awarded the 2004 Distinguished Service Award for Government from Society for Conservation Biology, the Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award 2004 for lifetime service to Indian wildlife and the ABN AMRO Sanctuary Lifetime Wildlife Service Award in 2005. He retired as Dean, Faculty of Wildlife Sciences at the Wildlife Institute of India in October 2005. 

He has published over 70 scientific papers and over 80 popular articles on wildlife conservation. 

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