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\\u201cIndia has done more than any other country for recovering its tigers. Nobody can deny that. But still, we could do so much more than being satisfied with what we have done. There\'s so much complacency and crowing about these 3000 tigers we have, and I find it very sad.\\u201d Ullas Karanth

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Dr. K. Ullas Karanth\\xa0is emeritus scientist at the Centre for Wildlife Studies in Bangalore. Previously he led one of the longest-running (1986\\u20132017) tiger conservation programs in the world for the Wildlife Conservation Society.

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Along the way has conducted cutting-edge research, which gained crucial new knowledge for bringing tigers back. He was the first wildlife biologist in India to catch and radio collar tigers and the first to use camera traps to identify individuals.

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He has also engaged deeply with researchers, wildlife managers, social leaders, and local communities that live next to tigers. His efforts have effectively stopped poachers, mitigated human-tiger conflicts and helped forest families to happily resettle away from tiger habitats.

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Dr. Karanth\\u2019s latest book, Among Tigers: Fighting to Bring Back Asia\'s Big Cats was released on November 1^st. \\xa0It\\u2019s the story of his 50-year journey to becoming one of the world\\u2019s most important tiger biologists. His quest to save India\\u2019s tigers was not an easy one and the book takes us through all of it: the adventures, the hardships, the politics and the successes. It\\u2019s also an education in tiger biology. I read it in a day, because it is that good.

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Please listen, share and then go read Among Tigers.

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