The Elephant Jungle: A Story of Conservation and Coexistence

"Full of intrigue, deception, family loyalty and hardships, a glimpse into the daily lives of the people who are the guardians of India's remaining wildlife and gives a much needed dose of reality. It should be read by every well-meaning conservationist."

• Ruth DeFries, Recipient of the MacArthur Genius Grant and Professor of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Columbia University

Netra Sharma, an Indian villager, lives an eventful but precarious life shaped by elephants, timber smugglers, an...