Synopses & Reviews
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andquot;If you have ever wondered what it might be like to conduct a field study of a dangerous animal in a remote part of the world, Rabinowitzand#39;s Jaguar offers some insightsandhellip;.immensely readable.andquot;
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andquot;An intimate look at the lives of rural Central Americansandhellip;the tension between man and beast becomes startlingly vivid.andquot;
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“influential ‘eco-memoir”
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andquot;Most highly recommended reading for anyone who cares about the preservation of natural areas and especially those who love big cats.andquot;
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andquot;A jungle adventure story in the classic mold, of a daredevil westerner who penetrates the deepest jungles of Belize in search of his quarry. There are thrills and chills aplenty in this quest for the mighty felineandhellip;.A lively, dramatic ride through the jungle, with old-style iron-man adventure and love interest. A pleasant surprise.andquot;
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andquot;This is a first-rate storyandhellip;a fascinating account of dogged scientific research laced with personal emotions of fear, tears, mistrust, doubt, death, affection, humor, and passionandhellip;.This is one of the strongest and most heartening books I have read on the efforts of humans to save and protect the worldand#39;s priceless wildlife from the continuing onslaught of humanity.andquot;
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andquot;The glimpse which Rabinowitzand#39;s painstaking and careful research gives us of the world of the mysterious jaguar is tantalizing...Packed with interest and adventure.andquot;
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"influential 'eco-memoir'"
The Washington Post
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andquot;...an irresistible blend of natural history and adventure...the book excitingly describes the rewards and hardships of fighting to protect this almost mythical cat.andquot;
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andquot;influential and#39;eco-memoirand#39;andquot;
Synopsis
In 1983, zoologist Alan Rabinowitz ventured into the rain forest of Belize, determined to study the little-known jaguar in its natural habitat and to establish the world's first jaguar preserve. Within two years, he had succeeded. In Jaguar he provides the only first-hand account of a scientist's experience with jaguars in the wild.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-367) and index.
About the Author
Alan Rabinowitz is CEO of Panthera Foundation. Educated at the University of Tennessee, with degrees in zoology and wildlife ecology, Dr. Rabinowitz has traveled the world on behalf of wildlife conservation and has studied jaguars, clouded leopards, Asiatic leopards, tigers, Sumatran rhinos, bears, leopard cats, raccoons, and civets.
His work in Belize resulted in the worldandrsquo;s first jaguar sanctuary; his work in Taiwan resulted in the establishment of that countryandrsquo;s largest protected area, its last piece of intact lowland forest; his work in Thailand generated the first field research on Indochinese tigers, Asiatic leopards, and leopard cats, in what was to become the regionandrsquo;s first World Heritage Site; and his work in Myanmar has led to the creation of five new protected areas there: the countryandrsquo;s first marine national park, the countryandrsquo;s first and largest Himalayan national park, the countryand#39;s largest wildlife sanctuary, and the worldandrsquo;s largest tiger reserve.and#160;
Dr. Rabinowitz has authored nearly eighty scientific and popular articles and six books, including Jaguar: One Manandrsquo;s Struggle to Establish the First Jaguar Preserve (1986/2000), Chasing the Dragonandrsquo;s Tail: The Struggle to Save Thailandandrsquo;s Wild Cats (1991/2002), and Beyond the Last Village: A Journey of Discovery in Asiaandrsquo;s Forbidden WildernessNew York Times, National Geographic Adventure Magazine, Outside Magazine, Scientific American,and#160;Menandrsquo;s Fitness, GEO, Natural History, andand#160;Audubon. He has been featured in television specials by the National Geographic Society and the BBC, and recently consulted on an IMAX film project about tigers in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh and India.
Table of Contents
Preface
God, Jaguar, and Man
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Chapter 1. Belize
Chapter 2. Cockscomb
Chapter 3. Porfilio
Chapter 4. The Mysterious Maya Mountains
Chapter 5. The Hunt
Chapter 6. Ah Puch
Chapter 7. Snake Doctor
Chapter 8. Cirillo
Chapter 9. Chac
Chapter 10. Itzamna
Chapter 11 . Sue
Chapter 12. Ixchel
Chapter 13. Ah kin
Chapter 14. Obeah man
Chapter 15. Chicleros
Chapter 16. Eyes of Xaman Ek-Blood of Ah Puch
Chapter 17. Cockscomb Christmas
Chapter 18. Ben
Chapter 19. Kuchilbalum
Chapter 20. Ek Chuah
Chapter 21. Crash
Chapter 22. Kukulcan
Chapter 23. Cattle Killers
Chapter 24. The Jaguar's World
Chapter 25. The Prime Minister
Chapter 26. Running Out of Time
Chapter 27. Death and Departure
Chapter 28. Good-Bye
Chapter 29. The Circle Closes
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Afterword
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index