The Return of the Unicorns: The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros (Hardcover)

Foreword, by George B. Schaller
Preface
Introduction
Part I: Vanishing Mammals, Vanishing Landscapes
1. Vanishing Mammals: The Rise and Fall of the Rhinoceroses
2. Culture, Conservation, and the Demand for Rhinoceros Horn
3. Vanishing Landscapes: The Flood Plain Ecosystem of Chitwan
Part II: Biology of an Endangered Megaherbivore
4. Size and Sexual Dimorphism in Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros
5. The Biology of an Extinction-Prone Species: Facing Demographic, Genetic, and Environmental Threats
6. Life on the Flood Plain: Spacing and Ranging Behavior, Feeding Ecology, and Activity Patterns
7. Male Dominance, Reproductive Success, and the "Incisor Size Hypothesis"
8. Endangered Phenomena: Rhinoceros as Landscape Architects
Part III: The Recovery of Endangered Large Mammal Populations and their Habitats in Asia
9. Does Privately Owned Ecotourism Support Conservation of Charismatic Megafauna?
10. Making Room for Megafauna: Promoting Local Guardianship of Endangered Species and Landscape-scale Conservation
11. The Recovery of Rhinoceros and Other Asian Megafauna Conclusion
Appendix A: Methods
Appendix B: Measurements and other Physical Features of greater one-horned rhinoceros captured in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Appendix C: Demographic and Genetic Data
Appendix D: Seasonal Home Range and Daily Movements
Appendix E: A Profile of Rhinoceros Behavior
Appendix F: Reproductive Histories of Adult Female Rhinoceros
References
Index