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""A breathtakingly beautiful celebration, with photographs so intimate that you feel you are out with Bjorn and Fanny watching live animals in the wilderness.(…)This wonderful book will inspire love and respect for Asian wildlife and passion for its conservation."" —Professor Nick Davies, University of Cambridge ""This book is an important testament to why Asia's fabulous but threatened biodiversity needs to be cherished and protected. Stunning images complement the text to produce a book that is both a visual delight as well as informative to assist those planning a trip to the region's top wildlife sites. This book will remind policy planners and decision makers their responsibility to protect these outstanding sites for future generations."" —Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, Writer & Photographer, Chairperson- London Bird Club ""We have and are losing so much of the living world. But this inspiring book catalogues, nation by nation, how a host of Asian nature reserves have succeeded in preserving thousands of irreplaceable species.(…) And, as always with Lai and Olesen, the photographs capture these species with breathtaking clarity and beauty"" —Dr. John van Wyhe, Historian of Science and one of the world's leading experts on Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace

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Fanny Lai is passionate about wildlife. She is a cartoonist, author, travel writer and former Group CEO of Wildlife Reserves Singapore, which comprises the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Jurong Bird Park and River Wonders. She is known for her entrepreneurial business skills through a career that has spanned 30 years in marketing and corporate management. Fanny holds an Executive MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Bjorn Olesen is a retired corporate executive, award winning wildlife photographer, author and engaged conservationist. A Singapore resident, he has lived over 35 years in Asia travelling to some of the most exciting wildlife sites on the planet. His articles and images have appeared in many local and overseas publications. All his photos are available free of charge to conservation NGOs. Contact: bjornolesen@gmail.com. Yong Ding Li manages BirdLife International's work to conserve migratory species in East and Southeast Asia, as well as working on issues relating to the wild meat trade in tropical Asia. Ding Li did his doctoral research at the Australian National University on conservation biology and briefly worked at the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), before joining BirdLife in 2017. He has worked widely in Asia and led studies on birds and biodiversity in Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Ding Li sits on the editorial board of Avian Conservation and Ecology. He has written widely on biodiversity issues and authored over 80 papers. Foreword by HIH Princess Takamado of Japan. Honorary President of BirdLife International.

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