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A chance to move to the US Wild West allows TV presenter Philippa
Forrester to fulfil a lifelong dream of living among and learning
all she can about wolves When Philippa Forrester and her
nature-loving family moved to the wilds of Grand Teton National
Park, they quickly learned to love the wildlife of Wyoming and
nearby Yellowstone. The sounds of wolves close to their new home
fed Philippa's lifelong fascination with these remarkable animals,
but nothing she had learned about wolves from her studies in the UK
could have prepared her for the reality of living in wolf country.
And as she and her family settled into their new wilder way of
life, she discovered many locals are not excited about sharing
their land with wolves. Twenty-five years after wolves were
reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, wolf packs are spreading
into areas where their protection has been removed by the American
administration. Without that protection, what is the future for
wolves where many people resent that they were ever here at all? In
On the Trail of Wolves, Philippa vividly recounts her adventures
living among the grizzlies, elk and wolves in her new home in
America's Wild West and chronicles her journeys further from home
to talk to conservationists, rangers, hunters and ranch owners to
investigate when and why opinions on wolves became so polarised.
When little Poppy visited the zoo, she met Tulsi, the last tiger in
the world, and embarked on an unforgettable adventure. "Are you
going to eat me?" asked Poppy, who had noticed a large sign saying,
'Beware of the tiger'. "Certainly not," replied the old tiger.
"And, besides, I've lost my teeth," he smiled. "Can you help me
find them?" Thus began a magical journey deep within the enchanted
forests of India. Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Samburu National Reserve,
Kenya: "Dr Chet Trivedy, has dedicated his life to improving the
health of his patients. Having also turned his hand to tiger
conservation, he now blends his background in medicine with his
love for wildlife in this charming tale to bring some of India's
less-known creatures, like the dhole and gaur, into the spotlight.
Through the eyes of an elderly tiger that befriends a young girl,
the reader departs on a quest to encounter some of the charismatic
creatures that live in the jungles of India. Gently woven into the
tales of each of these lovable characters are important lessons
about the health challenges children face all over the world today,
from which we can all learn." Profits from this book will go to the
Tulsi Foundation www.tulsifoundation.co.uk a non-profit
organisation that with the support of WCT, an Indian wildlife
charity, has trained over 1,100 rangers in 14 tiger reserves across
three states in Central India. Support of these staff is playing a
key role in keeping Tulsi the tiger and jungle friends safe and
well for generations to come.
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Walden
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