Bones of the Tiger: Of Man-Eating Tigers and Tiger-Eating Men by Hemanta Mishra

About the Book

"Tiger, tiger, burning bright, In the forests of the night"Majestic and beautiful, ferocious and lethal, the tiger has captivated the imaginations of people the world over for centuries. Inspiring myth and folklore as a graceful creature and terrifying predator, this big cat has long paced the jungles of Asia in a history strewn with conflict between man and beast - man-eating tigers have terrorized people for centuries. But in the twenty-first century, this conflict has turned on its head - tiger-eating men fund a very lucrative black market for tiger parts, and poachers and habitat destruction have brought the population down to less than 3200 individuals in the world today. A true adventure tale, Bones of the Tiger tells the fascinating story of one man’s quest to save the man-eating tigers of Nepal.