Primal Fear

In John Vaillent's book The Tiger, the book opens as a hunter,deep in the cold forest of Siberia, is walking home in the dark. Then the tiger comes, and very little is left of the hunter! Was the attack unprovoked? It turns out that tigers have a very long memory and will track down and try to kill people who have wronged them(stealing their kill,shooting at them,etc) This well written non-fiction book explores the area where China and Russia meet, the stronghold of the Amur tiger. These tigers have lived with the native peoples in the forest for millenia, but now are endangered. Politics,economic policies and immigration patterns have all affected this area and the traditional way of life. The politics and geography are interesting,but the writing about the tiger,riveting! A fine read for a cold night. ML