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Wild Life Management without Tears presents innovative ideas to manage wildlife areas in order to conserve and protect wildlife.
Many a time, we don’t know what are the factors responsible for the decline in the number of tigers and other wild animals in an area and what exactly we should do to prevent it.
This book is all about the success story of Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, which has been rated the number one tiger reserve in India by the Ministry of Environment and Forests since 2010.
The valuable contribution of eco-tourism in the conservation of wildlife in the area has been explained. Man-animal conflict is another field dealt with in this book, which is very vital for the conservation of wild animals.
The various habitat components that are necessary for the conservation of wildlife have been highlighted. This book will be useful for managers of wildlife areas and forest areas, students, environmentalists, policy makers and the public in general to understand the importance of wildlife and why it is necessary to conserve nature and wildlife for the very existence of mankind.
Ram Gopal Soni
Dr Ram Gopal Soni, IFS, is from the Indian Forest Service (1982) Batch. He has worked in various capacities in the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, starting from Divisional Forest Officer in various divisions ,Conservator of Forests , Field Director, Pench Tiger Reserve, Seoni, Chief Conservator of Forest, Balaghat, Jabalpur and retired as Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Member Secretary,State Biodiversity Board in the year 2014.
He is credited with the discovery of the Jungle Book area and the true story of Mowgli in Pench Tiger Reserve Seoni area. He has written three books on biodiversity and one book on forest mensuration. He hasa Ph.D in Tribal Economy and Non Wood Forest Produce, LLB, MA in Economics, MSc in Forestry, AIFC Diploma and MBA (HRD).
He is a keen observer of nature and wildlife, and he is credited for making Pench Tiger Reserve rise from an unknown wildlife area to the number one tiger reserve in the country. His innovative ideas made Pench Tiger Reserve the best water managed area and highest prey base area per square kilometer.
