{"product_id":"9780008156176","title":"The Great Soul of Siberia : In Search of the Elusive Siberian Tiger","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Park, Sooyong \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 12\/01\/2017,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages, (16-page plate section), Index,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780008156176,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are five races of tiger on our planet and all but one live in tropical regions: the Siberian Tiger Panthera tigris altaica is the exception. Mysterious and elusive, and with only 350 remaining in the wild, the Siberian tiger remains a complete enigma. One man has set out to change this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sooyong Park has spent twenty years tracking and observing these elusive tigers. Each year he spends six months braving sub-zero temperatures, buried in grave-like underground bunkers, fearlessly immersing himself in the lives of Siberian tigers. As he watches the brutal, day-to-day struggle to survive the harsh landscape, threatened by poachers and the disappearance of the pristine habitat, Park becomes emotionally and spiritually attached to these beautiful and deadly predators. No one has ever been this close: as he comes face-to-face with one tiger, Bloody Mary, her fierce determination to protect her cubs nearly results in his own bloody demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Poignant, poetic and fiercely compassionate, The Great Soul of Siberia is the incredible story of Park’s unique obsession with these compelling creatures on the very brink of extinction, and his dangerous quest to seek them out to observe and study them. Eloquently told in Park’s distinctive voice, it is a personal account of one of the most extraordinary wildlife studies ever undertaken.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697868505132,"sku":"9780008156176","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780008156176.jpg?v=1722604614","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780008156176","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}