The Lions of India by Divyabhanusinh

Few people know that in India they once roamed the plains of Haryana and Punjab, wandered as far as Bihar in the east and above the Narmada in the south, and walked the grasslands and scrub forests around Delhi. Today, the Asiatic lion has been reduced to one tiny population in a single forest of Gujarat. Has the Asiatic lion been so spectacularly unfortunate because it is not secretive enough to survive hunters and poachers? Is its survival the outcome of one prince's efforts? Could a single epidemic wipe it out forever?This book celebrates an animal whose magnificent beauty has been the cause of its tragic destiny. Princes, generals, and viceroys have all coveted it as royal game. Ironically, however, it is the men who hunted it as a trophy who have also written of it in the most loving detail. Scientists, photog