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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... hunting attempt , a successful stalk of a bharal or blue sheep . As with most large cats , hunts end in failure more often than not . C. H. Stockley , in his book Stalking in the Himalayas and Northern India , relates how he once ...
... hunting attempt , a successful stalk of a bharal or blue sheep . As with most large cats , hunts end in failure more often than not . C. H. Stockley , in his book Stalking in the Himalayas and Northern India , relates how he once ...
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... hunting . Animals were so abundant then . " The raja said this with infinite sadness , thinking , I felt , not just of the vanished fauna but also of his past , of a way of life that will never be again . After two days of waiting ...
... hunting . Animals were so abundant then . " The raja said this with infinite sadness , thinking , I felt , not just of the vanished fauna but also of his past , of a way of life that will never be again . After two days of waiting ...
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... hunters killed two of the cats during his short visit . His report to the Nepal government describes the intensive hunting in that area : The hunting of musk deer , blue sheep and snow leopard by Dolphu villagers is rampant . Sale of ...
... hunters killed two of the cats during his short visit . His report to the Nepal government describes the intensive hunting in that area : The hunting of musk deer , blue sheep and snow leopard by Dolphu villagers is rampant . Sale of ...
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi blue sheep boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet female forest Gilgit glacier gorge grass Gyaltsen habitat halt head herd hills Himalaya Himalayan tahr Hindu Hindu Kush horns hunting Hunza ibex India Indus Jang-bu Karakoram Karchat Kashmir Khan Kilik Pass kill lama Lapche leave livestock loads look males Marco Polo sheep markhor miles Misgar monastery morning mountains nearby Nepal night Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain ridge Ringmo river road rock route sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young