Dr. George Schaller is widely considered the world鈥檚 foremost field biologist, and his conservation efforts have led him to some of the planet鈥檚 most desolate places. For years, he鈥檚 been fascinated by Chang Tang鈥攁 gargantuan region of northern Tibet where few humans reside. In a new book, Tibet Wild, Schaller refers to it as 鈥渁 vision of totemic loneliness, of space, silence, and desolation.鈥�

The Wall Street Journal reviewed Tibet Wild, noting that Schaller paints an 鈥渋ncreasingly peopled and troubled鈥� picture of Chang Tang after having spent more than 40 months there. The review considers Tibet Wild a 鈥渃ase study in protecting an obscure mammal on tricky political turf鈥� as well as a piece of writing that reveals聽Schaller鈥檚聽reflections on previous conservation projects.

Schaller has written numerous books, including The Year of the Gorilla, The Serengeti Lion, The Last Panda, and Tibet鈥檚 Hidden Wilderness.