Tasmanian Tiger—The Tragic Tale of How The World Lost Its Most Mysterious Predator

Abstract

D. Owen. 2003. Tasmanian Tiger—The Tragic Tale of How The World Lost Its Most Mysterious Predator. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, 228 pp. ISBN 0-8018-7952-3, price (hardbound), $25.00. David Owen has written 9 novels and edits the Australian literary journal Island . His book, Tasmanian Tiger , is purely informative and presents summaries of different viewpoints rather than intensive arguments. His target audience is the general public rather than the scientific community. In Tasmanian Tiger , a map of Tasmania precedes the title page and table of contents. There is a brief preface and acknowledgements, followed by 15 chapters. Each chapter begins with a quotation, cited to a name and place, but unfortunately without date. The footnotes, many of which are simply citations, are gathered and organized by chapter at the end of the text, preceding the select bibliography. Some, but not …