This much awaited book is a treatise on the principles of wildlife management with a practical and contemporary approach to the subject. The author brings together his immense theoretical knowledge with his vast experience of a lifetime spent in dealing with wildlife conservation in India.

The constantly shrinking forest cover, ever increasing community pressures on wildlife habitat issues of eliciting public support for conservation and forestry operations in vogue have altered enlarged and impacted the dimensions of understanding the discipline of wildlife management. This book provides a stand alone reference text on the ethics and values in dealing with wildlife in India, on the zoological basis of management, as it goes on to explain the analysis and evaluation of wildlife habitat and animal behaviour. The author delves into the importance of managing human wildlife conflicts. He then goes on to focus on health care and nutrition of wild animals and discusses in situ and ex-situ conservation efforts.

The depth and diversification of this book make it an unparalleled reference point for students and practitioners.