Running Away from Elephants: The Adventures of a Wildlife Biologist

Product Description Beginning with his interactions with Dr Salim Ali, the legendary ornithologist - who was also his grand-uncle - wildlife biologist Rauf Ali takes the reader on a journey through India's natural history and the beginning of ecological studies in India. Rauf was one of the first Indians to complete a PhD in wildlife biology - he researched the social behaviour of bonnet macaques in the forests of Mundanthurai region in Tamil Nadu. About the Author Rauf Ali (1954-2016) was a wildlife biologist who played an important role in environmental conservation and ecological sciences in India. He was the founder of the Foundation for Ecological Research.