Excellent ... Slaght expertly captures the existential peril faced by the tigers and determined efforts to save them. Unusually for a conservationist, he is also particularly skilled at writing about people ... A rousing call ... This extraordinary book is testament, however, to the resilience and bravery of the men and women who laid the foundations for that success. Reading it, you may never wish to encounter one of these 'ice-fringed apparitions' in the forest – but you will be very glad that they are still there.
A deep look at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Siberian Tiger Project ... [The tigers'] individual personalities and circumstances are at the heart of the best chapters, many of which read like thrillers ... Slaght again shines his scientific-yet-soulful spotlight on one of the world’s most amazing creatures ... [A] fascinating survival-revival tale.
[A] fine book ... Slaght...describes in spare, economical prose the privations Miquelle endured living off grid in the wilderness ... The Russian authorities banned the snares after a former student of Miquelle alleged tigers had died. Slaght skates over this important controversy too hastily, I feel ... An impressive addition to recent literature on big cat conservation.
