Description: Man-eaters of Kumaon, Hardcover by Corbett, Jim; Sheppard, Raymond (ILT), ISBN 1910723436, ISBN-13 9781910723432, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US The presence of a man-eating tiger in the impoverished rural community of Nainital spread fear and panic among the terrified locals. This tigress had already devoured over 460 victims by the time Jim Corbett was approached to track and kill her in ten thrilling and moving tales are Corbett's first-hand accounts as he expertly tracks and kills many tigers and two leopards which had become man-eaters, driven to this by injury or extreme old age. No one understood the signs of the jungle better than Corbett. A skilled tracker, Corbett preferred to hunt alone and on foot, sometimes accompanied by his small dog Robin. He derived intense happiness from his observations of wildlife and was an important conservationist as well as a tracker and ace shot. He empathised with the impoverished people amongst whom he lived, in what is today Uttrakhand, and he established India's first tiger sanctuary 's writing is as immediate and accessible today as it was when first published in 1944.
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Book Title: Man-Eaters of Kumaon
Number of Pages: 272 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Merlin Unwin Books
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 1 in
Topic: Animals / Big Cats, Hunting, Adventurers & Explorers, Asia / India & South Asia
Illustrator: Yes, Sheppard, Raymond
Genre: Nature, Travel, Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Jim Corbett
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
