Faced with a military dictatorship, an insurgent army, tribes once infamous for taking the heads of their enemies, and villagers living on less than one U.S. To save the remaining tigers, Rabinowitz must navigate not only an unforgiving landscape, but the tangled web of politics in Myanmar. Today it is home to one of the largest tiger populations outside of India-a population threatened by rampant poaching and the recent encroachment of gold prospectors. An escape route for refugees fleeing the Japanese army during World War II, this rugged stretch of land claimed the lives of thousands of children, women, and soldiers. The tale is set in the lush Hukaung Valley of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma. Life in the Valley of Death recounts his most ambitious and dangerous adventure yet: the creation of the world's largest tiger preserve. He has journeyed to the remote corners of the earth in search of wild things, weathering treacherous terrain, plane crashes, and hostile governments. Dubbed the Indiana Jones of wildlife science by The New York Times, Alan Rabinowitz has devoted-and risked-his life to protect nature’s great endangered mammals.
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