THE END OF A TRAIL: The Cheetah in India

by Divyabhanusinh, Banyan Books, New Delhi, 1995

From the book jacket:
The cheetah is an enigma to people in India and it is often confused with the leopard. Few know the difference between the two animals and fewer still know anything of the life of the former.

This work traces the cheetah from prehistoric times through history, to its ultimate extinction on the Indian subcontinent, in our own century. The author has painstakingly searched for the cheetah in Indus seals, coins of Indian kings and dynasties, Classical Greek and Latin, Sanskrit, Persian, Urdu, Marathi and Hindi literature and lexicons, Indian paintins and photographs over a period of a decade to produce a history of the animal through the ages. The book also describes the highly developed art of trapping, training and hunting with cheetahs along with other related subjects such as the cheetah's status in Asia, a comparison with the cheetah from Africa, the causes of extinction in India and the prospects of its reintroduction to its former homeland.

While the book is indispensable for scientists and field managers involved with the study and conservation of the cheetah, it is written in an easy, informative style and is of equal interest to any person concerned about the conservation of nature. It is the only comprehensive work ever written on the cheetah in India.

Divyabhanusinh is actively involved in conservation causes. He is a member of the Cat Specialist Group of the Species Survival Commission, World Conservation Union, and a vice president of the Bombay Natural History Society.

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