Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaOver a period of six years, Dr. Schaller explored the awesome Himalays in order to study the fascinating but increasingly rare wild life of the area and to determine what locations would make good reserves and national parks. Just as the outside influences of the last quarter century are taking their toll of the wildlife of the region, so are they changing the culture of the people who have lived there for centuries. High adventure, introspection, observation, and discovery are a part of this story. |
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... Karchat Hills to study wild goat . The Karchat Hills consist of a small masif , about thirteen miles long and four wide , at the southern end of the Kirthar Range bordering the western edge of the Indus Plain . To reach these hills from ...
... Karchat Hills to study wild goat . The Karchat Hills consist of a small masif , about thirteen miles long and four wide , at the southern end of the Kirthar Range bordering the western edge of the Indus Plain . To reach these hills from ...
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... Karchat Hills were included in a national park in 1973. Rizvi first invited me to study wild goat in the Karchat Hills , where , near the base of Kira cliff , he had constructed three grass huts which were later replaced by permanent ...
... Karchat Hills were included in a national park in 1973. Rizvi first invited me to study wild goat in the Karchat Hills , where , near the base of Kira cliff , he had constructed three grass huts which were later replaced by permanent ...
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... Karchat had been accu- rately delineated . Confidently I returned on March 20 , 1974 - a date on which in the previous year some females were still pregnant - and found the birth season well over . I came to watch the rut on October 9 ...
... Karchat had been accu- rately delineated . Confidently I returned on March 20 , 1974 - a date on which in the previous year some females were still pregnant - and found the birth season well over . I came to watch the rut on October 9 ...
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