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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... Tibetan , Phu - Tsering could commu- nicate quite well with the villagers . We learned that Lamnang con- sists of twenty - seven households with about six hundred head of livestock ; once all lived in Tibet , but seven years ago they ...
... Tibetan , Phu - Tsering could commu- nicate quite well with the villagers . We learned that Lamnang con- sists of twenty - seven households with about six hundred head of livestock ; once all lived in Tibet , but seven years ago they ...
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... Tibetan border , marked only by a small cement block with the inscription NEPAL , 1962 . Suddenly I saw several gray forms moving on the stone waste at the base of a cliff . Nine blue sheep : an adult male , a yearling male , four ...
... Tibetan border , marked only by a small cement block with the inscription NEPAL , 1962 . Suddenly I saw several gray forms moving on the stone waste at the base of a cliff . Nine blue sheep : an adult male , a yearling male , four ...
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... Tibetans , over sixty thousand of whom fled into Nepal and India after the Chinese forcefully annexed their country in 1959 and 1960 . Dhorpatan , also a Tibetan village , still lies an hour ahead . A snarling Tibetan mastiff , black ...
... Tibetans , over sixty thousand of whom fled into Nepal and India after the Chinese forcefully annexed their country in 1959 and 1960 . Dhorpatan , also a Tibetan village , still lies an hour ahead . A snarling Tibetan mastiff , black ...
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