Ruth Padel Part One

Ruth tells Susan why she decided to make her journey to see the endangered tigers, even though she wasn't a scientist and had never done anything quite like this before. She also explains the title of her book (Tigers in Red Weather), and tells Susan what she encountered while seeking tigers in India.

Ruth Padel Part Two

Ruth continues the tales of her travels, as she tells Susan about her journeys into Russia and China to see the Siberian Tiger. She talks about some of the things that are threatening the big cats, such as poaching and logging, and why there is a benefit in protecting the species.

Ruth Padel Part Three

Ruth talks about her travels into Indonesia, Malaysia and Sumatra, and tells us what we can do to help protect the endangered tigers. She also talks about some of the unforgettable things that she saw during her travels, how her Great Great Grandfather Charles Darwin inspired her life, and if tigers can indeed survive in the wild.

Ruth Padel

Ruth Padel is a prizewinning British poet, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Zoological Society of London and currently Resident Poet at Christ's College Cambridge. Her most recent poetry collection, Darwin - A Life in Poems, is a biography in poems of her great-great-grandfather Charles Darwin. She also writes a wide range of non-fiction.

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