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Battles in the wilderness

Book review of Second Nature: Saving Tiger Landscapes in the Twenty-first Century

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Ghazala Shahabuddin
Second Nature: Saving Tiger Landscapes in the Twenty-first Century
Sanjay Gubbi
Rainfed Books
126 pages,  Rs 599

 
Books written by conservationists are few and far between despite the burgeoning field. Such books allow a peek at the trials and tribulations of one of the least-understood professions in India, that of an ecologist. And when a seasoned conservationist like Sanjay Gubbi writes for the popular audience, it is likely to be a book worth noting. 
 
Mr Gubbi is one of a number of biologists in India who studies large carnivores such as tigers. However, he stands out because