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Four men arrested in India (in the outskirts of Delhi) for possessing/selling an Indian Jackal and a small Indian Civet (both protected under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972). Also the numerous trapping devices they used. Photo from wildlifesos.org website.

No Animal Poaching: Reading List

This section of No Animal Poaching contains lists of pertinent books. The age/grade-level for these books varies widely. (Some are decidedly for kids. At some point I envision creating a "kids section" of NAP, at which point I'll remove the apropos book titles from here and put them, instead, over in that section.) The books are listed alphabetically by title and, unlike the "rule" in the Animal Poaching News area, many of the publications here pre-date 2009 (see "Sticky" Notes Part 2 to better understand the 2009 starting date there). I have not included "travel guide" type books here.

The focus on these various publications is the present day (the twenty-first century)--not on historical animal poaching, of which there is plenty to choose from. The option to include items in these lists is admittedly subjective. I shall update this list from time to time. If there are worthwhile items you feel are missing, please let me know. Furthermore, if you have a relevant book you want reviewed, please send me a copy and/or contact me first. Last Updated: September 7, 2014
A Game Ranger Remembers by Bruce Bryden (Apr 17, 2009)

A Hunt for Justice: The True Story of an Undercover Wildlife Agent by Lucinda Delaney Schroeder (Apr 1, 2010)

Adventures In Green Gray: True Stories Of A Game Warden by Jim Hethcox (Jun 16, 2008)

Akimbo and the Elephants by Alexander McCall Smith and LeUyen Pham (Aug 11, 2005)

Animal Investigators: How the World's First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species by Laurel A. Neme (Dec 5, 2010)

Animals in Peril by John A. Hoyt (Jan 1, 1995)

Animal law: Animal rights and welfare legislation, Dog law, Fishing law, Poaching, Breed-specific legislation, Cruelty to animals by Wikipedia (May 27, 2010)

Animal Underworld: Inside America's Black Market for Rare and Exotic Species by Alan Green (Mar 7, 2006)

Animal welfare: Fox hunting, Lobster, Green anarchism, Poaching, Ape extinction, List of animal welfare groups, Animal testing, Animal rights by Wikipedia (Jun 6, 2010)

Appointments at the Ends of the World: Memoirs of a Wildlife Veterinarian by William B. Karesh (May 1, 2000)

Aspects of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in the Southern Ocean (Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries) by Rachel Baird (Jan 1, 2007)

Backcountry Lawman: True Stories from a Florida Game Warden by Bob H Lee (Mar 12, 2013)

Badges, Bears, and Eagles: The True Life Adventures of a California Fish and Game Warden by Steven T. Callan (Mar 1, 2013)

Bear Market (Orca Currents) by Michele Martin Bossley (Mar 1, 2010)

Bears: Without Fear by Kevin Van Tighem (May 13, 2013)

Big River, Big Woods, Big Games: More wildlife stories and a unique look into the everyday workings of a Wildlife Officer by Joe Schwab (Jun 3, 2013)

Black Market: Inside the Endangered Species Trade in Asia by Ben Davies, Patrick Brown and Jane Goodall (Sep 10, 2005)

Bushmeat by Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster (Dec 29, 2009)

Bushmeat and Livelihoods: Wildlife Management and Poverty Reduction by Glyn Davies, David Brown (eds.) (Dec 21, 2007)

Bushmeat Hunting in Uganda and Cameroon: An Analysis of Human Development levels to Aid Chimpanzee Conservation by Sarah Etheridge (Jul 8, 2009)

Caught with a Catch: Poaching in Africa (Shockwave: Economics and Geography) by Laura Layton Strom (Sep 1, 2007)

Coco and The Giz Save the Critters by Jeri Fink, Donna Paltrowitz and The Deluca Kids (Apr 9, 2009)

Confronting Animal Abuse: Law, Criminology, and Human-Animal Relationships by Piers Beirne (Jul 16, 2009)

Crimes against Nature: Squatters, Poachers, Thieves, and the Hidden History of American Conservation by Karl Jacoby (Feb 3, 2003)

Darkside of Debonair: The Bushmeat Trade by Barbara Davis, Pauline Ernest (Jul 28, 2002)

Deer-jackers by Alf Evers (Jun 28, 1997)

Dolphin Freedom by Wayne Grover and Jim Fowler (Jul 5, 2000)

Double-Crossed in Gator Country by Ernest Herndon (Apr 1, 1994)

Douwlina: A Rhino's Story by Grace Borgeson (Sep 1, 2012)

Eagle Quest by Marva Dasef (Mar 10, 2012)

Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II by Vicki Croke (Jul 15, 2014)

Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant by Richard E. Trout (Dec 31, 2000)

Endangered Animals: A Reference Guide to Conflicting Issues by Brian Miller and Richard P. Reading (Aug 30, 2000)

Everglades Lawmen: True Stories of Game Wardens in the Glades by James T Huffstodt (Feb 1, 2000)

Everglades Patrol by Tom Shirley (Sep 9, 2012)

Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation (State of the Apes) by Arcus Foundation (May 12, 2014)

Fish Piracy - Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff (Sep 28, 2004)

Forbidden Creatures: Inside the World of Animal Smuggling and Exotic Pets by Peter Laufer (Jun 1, 2010)

Game Warden: Adventures of a Wildlife Warrior by William Wasserman (Jun 1, 2010)

Game Warden: On Patrol in Louisiana by Jerald Horst (Sep 1, 2010)

Game Wars: The Undercover Pursuit of Wildlife Poachers by Marc Reisner (Jul 1, 1992)

Going, Going, Gone: 100 animals and plants on the verge of extinction by various (Nov 21, 2013)

Going, Going, Gone?: Animals on the Brink of Extinction and How to Turn the Tide by Malcolm Tait (Oct 2006)

Hooked: Pirates, Poaching, and the Perfect Fish by G. Bruce Knecht (May 1, 2007)

Hunting and Bushmeat Utilization in the African Rain Forest: Perspectives Toward a Blueprint for Conservation Action (Advances in Applied Biodiversity Science, Volume 2) by Mohamed I. Bakarr (ed.) (2001)

Illicit Trade in Wildlife and the Economics of Agricultural and Wildlife Smuggling by Rolande Gagnier (May 17, 2013)

Imposing Wilderness: Struggles over Livelihood and Nature Preservation in Africa (California Studies in Critical Human Geography by Roderick P. Neumann (Jan 23, 2002)

Incident at Eagle Ranch: Predators as Prey in the American West by Donald G. Schueler (Jan 1991)

In the Shadows by Vincent Gibbons and Sharahnne Gibbons (Jun 1, 2011)

International Wildlife Trade: A Cites Sourcebook by Ginette Hemley and Kathryn Fuller (Oct 1, 1994)

Ivory and Insecurity: The Global Implications of Poaching in Africa by Committee on Foreign Relations United States Senate (Dec 7, 2012)

Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis by Ronald Orenstein and Iain Douglas-Hamilton (Aug 6, 2013)

Ivory's Ghosts: The White Gold of History and the Fate of Elephants by John Frederick Walker (Feb 2, 2010)

Jubela by Cristina Kessler and JoEllen McAllist Stammen (Mar 1, 2001)

Killing for Profit: Exposing the Illegal Rhino Horn Trade by Julian Rademeyer (Jan 18, 2013)

Land of the Striped Stalker: Wildlife of Madhya Pradesh by Rajesh Gopal and Rajesh Bedi (Oct 1, 2010)

Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed by Alan Rabinowitz (Nov 13, 2007)

Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record by Errol Fuller (Nov 21, 2013)

Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick (Jun 25, 2013)

Mad About Wildlife: Looking At Social Conflict Over Wildlife (Human-Animal Studies) by Ann Herda-Rapp and Theresa L. Goedeke (May 30, 2005)

Killing for Profit: Exposing the Illegal Rhino Horn Trade by Julian Rademeyer (Nov 8, 2012)

Nature's Keepers: On the Front Lines of the Fight to Save Wildlife in America by Michael Tobias (Oct 2, 1998)

Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley and William Riley (Jan 3, 2005)

No Safe Refuge: Man As Predator in the World of Wildlife by Terry Grosz (Oct 28, 2003)

Operation Cody: An Undercover Investigation of Illegal Wildlife Trafficking by Todd A Vandivert (Sep 2, 2013)
Papa Tembo by Eric Campbell (Sep 1, 1998)
Paradise Lost: A History of Game Preservation in East Africa by Thomas P. Ofcansky (May 1, 2002)

Placing Animals: An Introduction to the Geography of Human-Animal Relations (Human Geography in the Twenty-First Century: Issues and Applications) by Julie Urbanik (Aug 2, 2012)

Poacher Wars: A Pennsylvania Game Warden's Journal by William Wasserman (Jul 1, 2008)

Poachers and Poaching by John Watson (May 5, 2013)

Poachers Caught! by Tom Chapin, Hal Rime (Illustrator) (Apr 30, 2007)

Poachers in the Pingos (Orca Young Readers) (Orca Young Readers) by Anita Daher (Oct 1, 2008)

Poachers: Stories by Tom Franklin (May 30, 2000)

Poachers Were My Prey: Eighteen Years as an Undercover Wildlife Officer by R. T. Stewart as told by W. H. ", Chip" and Gross (Sep 30, 2012)

Poaching American Security: Impacts of Illegal Wildlife Trade by Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives (Sep 16, 2012)

Poaching and Illegal Trade (Animal 911: Environmental Threats) by Nicole Shea (Aug 2013)

Politicians and Poachers: The Political Economy of Wildlife Policy in Africa (Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions) by Clark C. Gibson (Aug 13, 1999)

Rare and Endangered by David Dowd (Apr 28, 2000)

Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution by Caroline Fraser (Dec 22, 2009)

Ride the Wings of Morning: Letters to and from Africa by Sophie Neville (Jun 22, 2012)

Sampson's Story by Mervyn Dykes (Dec 13, 2011)

Scholastic First Discovery: Endangered Animals by Scholastic and Gallimard Jeunesse (Sep 1, 2007)

Shell Games: A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America's Strangest Wildlife by Craig Welch (Apr 12, 2011)

Sold into Extinction: The Global Trade in Endangered Species (Global Crime and Justice) by Jacqueline L. Schneider (Mar 23, 2012)

Stolen World: A Tale of Reptiles, Smugglers, and Skulduggery by Jennie Erin Smith (Jan 4, 2011)

Summer of the Eagles by Ros Gemmell and Kaytalin Platt (Apr 9, 2012)

Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity by Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein (Jun 2, 2008)

Tears in the Rainforest by Marlene Zefferys (Oct 1, 2013)

The Biology and Conservation of Wild Felids (Oxford Biology) by David Macdonald and Andrew Loveridge (Jul 22, 2010)

The Developing Crisis Facing Wildlife Species Due to Bushmeat Consumption by United States Congress, House of Representatives (Dec 28, 2010)

The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence (Nov 10, 2009)

The Eye of the Elephant: An Epic Adventure in the African Wilderness by Mark James Owens and Cordelia Dykes Owens (Oct 29, 1993)

The Fate of the Elephant by Douglas Chadwick (Oct 6, 1992)

The Florida Panther: Life And Death Of A Vanishing Carnivore by David Maehr (Sep 1, 1997)

The Games End by William Louis Gardner (July 19, 2011)

The Hunter's Game: Poachers and Conservationists in Twentieth-Century America (Yale Historical Publications Series) by Mr. Louis S. Warren (Sep 10, 1999)

The Kruger Experience: Ecology And Management Of Savanna Heterogeneity by Harry C. Biggs, Johan T. du Toit, Kevin H. Rogers and Anthony R.E. Sinclair (Oct 1, 2003)

The Last Great Ape: A Journey Through Africa and a Fight for the Heart of the Continent by Ofir Drori and David McDannald (Apr 1, 2012)

The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence (Jul 3, 2012)

The Last Savanna by Mike Bond (Aug 15, 2013)

The Nature of Borders: Salmon, Boundaries, and Bandits on the Salish Sea (Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography) by Lissa K. Wadewitz (Jul 10, 2012)

The Nature of Bushmeat Hunting in the Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania: Socio-economic Drivers of Consumption of Migratory Wildlife by Dennis Rentsch (Jul 17, 2012)

The Rhino Keepers: Struggle for Survival by Clive Walker and Anton Walker (Oct 1, 2012)

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert (Feb 11, 2014)

The value of bushmeat and other wild foods to rural households living in extreme poverty in Democratic Republic of Congo by E. de Merode, K. Homewood and G. Cowlishaw (Aug 1, 2004)

The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature by Donna M. Jackson, Bob Rozinski and Wendy Shattil (Mar 25, 2002)

Through the Eyes of Ernest: A Memoir to Honor Elephants by D. McFee (Nov 11, 2013)

Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine by Richard Ellis (May 27, 2005)

Tigers Forever: Saving the World's Most Endangered Big Cat by Steve Winter and Sharon Guynup (Nov 12, 2013)

Tigers In Red Weather: A Quest for the Last Wild Tigers by Ruth Padel (Sep 19, 2006)

Trafficking, A Memoir of an Undercover Game Warden by Tony H. Latham (Apr 16, 2012)

Transnational Environmental Crime: Toward an Eco-global Criminology by Rob White (Nov 3, 2010)

Tusk by William Terrell Gates (Feb 20, 2013)

Under A Poacher's Moon: Stories Of A Wisconsin Game Warden by Steven M. Dewald (Mar 2, 2012)

Under a Poacher's Moon 2: More Stories of a Wisconsin Game Warden by Steven M. Dewald (Apr 7, 2013)

Ungulate Taxonomy by Colin Groves and Peter Grubb (Nov 1, 2011)

We Animals by Jo-Anne McArthur (Dec 23, 2013)

Whales and Elephants in International Conservation Law and Politics: A Comparative Study by Ed Couzens (Dec 13, 2013)

Wildlife Guardian: Stories of a Pennsylvania Game Warden by William Wasserman (Apr 2, 2012)

Wildlife Trafficking: A Deconstruction of the Crime, the Victims, and the Offenders (Critical Criminological Perspectives) by Tanya Wyatt (Oct 31, 2013)

Whispers: The Story of a Baby Elephant by Dereck Joubert and Beverly Joubert (Jan 1, 1900)

Who Rules the Waves?: Piracy, Overfishing and Mining the Ocean by Denise Russell (Jul 20, 2010)

Why Fish Piracy Persists: The Economics of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff (Oct 28, 2005)

Wildlife Crime: An Enforcement Guide by Vivek Menon and Ashok Kumar (Mar 25, 1999)

Wildlife Forensic Investigation: Principles and Practice by John E Cooper and Margaret E. Cooper (May 23, 2013)

Wildlife Forensics: Methods and Applications (Developments in Forensic Science) by Jane E. Huffman and John R. Wallace (Dec 30, 2011)

Wildlife Poaching by Laura Offenhartz Greene (Nov 1, 1994)

Wildlife Wars: The Life and Times of a Fish and Game Warden by Terry Grosz (Mar 1, 2012)

Wild Orphans by Gerry Ellis (May 1, 2002)

With A Dying Breath by Tony Walkden (Apr 20, 2012)

Zooland: The Institution of Captivity (The Cultural Lives of Law) by Irus Braverman (Nov 28, 2012)
NB: By including these publications, No Animal Poaching is not recommending them; they are simply listed here as available resources. The links in the book titles will take you to a source where they are available for purchase, but those purchase sites (Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, etc.) are merely examples of where these books can be purchased. No Animal Poaching does not necessarily suggest you purchase them from those sites; you may very well be able to find them elsewhere, for less money.