Tipu, Sultan Of The Siwaliks A Wildlife Adventure by Amirtharaj Christy Williams in Paperback

• Publisher : Speaking Tiger/YA
• Number Of Pages : 200
• Release date : 01 January 2021
• Binding : Paperback
• Place of Publication : India
• Language : English
• Fulfillment by : Eachdaykart

Description:

In the mid-1990s, Amirtharaj Christy Williams, an expert on Asian elephants, was sent to Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand as a new research fellow. His objective was to attach radio collars to track elephants in the Siwalik hills. Throughout his work, he established close relationships with some of these incredible creatures: Mallika, the leader of the herd; Kiruba, a new mother; Shahrukh, the timid young male; and Tipu, the Sultan of the Siwaliks, the tallest elephant ever recorded in the park and the most gentle of giants. In his memoir, Christy remembers the tumultuous years of struggle as his team fought against encroachment and human-animal conflict to preserve space for the elephant herds. Between deaths and new births, from elephants destroying crops to sneaking into kitchens, emerges a tale of the compassion, peculiarities, lives, and struggles of these magnificent animals. With warmth, humor, and