Giants of the Monsoon Forest

No one who loves elephants or how humans interact with wildlife should pass up Jacob Shells remarkable book. Dan Flores, author of Coyote AmericaGiants of the Monsoon Forest journeys deep into the mountainous rainforests of Burma and India to explore the world of teak logging elephants and their intriguing alliance with humans. Jacob Shells narrative vividly depicts elephants extraordinary intelligence, and the complicated bond with individual human riders, a partnership that can last for decades. Giants of the Monsoon Forest reveals an unexpected relationship between evolution in the natural world and political struggles in the human one, while considering how Asias secret forest culture might offer a way to help protect the fragile spaces both elephants and humans need to survive.