Recommended Literature:
| Author | Title | © Year | ISBN | Publisher |
| Chivian E., Bernstein A. (ed.) | Sustaining life, how human health depends on biodiversity | 2008 | 978-0-19-517509-7 | Oxford University Press |
| Dick G., Gusset M. (Ed.) | Building a Future for Wildlife: Zoos and Aquariums committed to biodiversity conservation | 2010 | 978-3-033-02234-8 | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums |
| Groombridge B., Jenkins M.D. | World atlas of biodiversity, earth's living resources in the 21st century | 2002 | 0-520-23668-8 | University of California Press |
| Karanth K.U. | Tigers * | 2001 | 978-1-84107-372-9 | Colin Baxter Photography Ltd |
| Kricher J. | the Balance of Nature, ecology's enduring myth | 2009 | 978-0-691-13898-5 | Princeton University Press |
| MA-panel | Millenium Ecosystem Assessment (synthesis reports available at MAweb.org) | 2005 | 1-55963-386-7 | Island Press |
| Sunquist M., Sunquist F. | Wild Cats of the World the ultimate reference to every species worldwide | 2002 | 0-226-77999-8 | The University of Chicago Press |
| Thapar V. | The secret Life of Tigers, 2nd edition (2008) * | 1989 | 9778-0-19-569790-2 | Oxford University Press |
| Tilson R., Nyhus Ph.J. (Ed.) | Tigers of the World the science, politics, and conservation of Panthera tigris | 2010 | 978-0-8155-1570-8 | Academic Press |
| Wilson E.O. | The future of life | 2002 | 978-0-349-11579-5 | Abacus |
* highly recommended
