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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Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. of arable land still unoccupied is likely to be exhausted within a measurable period . Chitral had 55,000 people in 1895 and has three times as many today . All arable land is under ...
Journeys in the Himalaya George B. Schaller. of arable land still unoccupied is likely to be exhausted within a measurable period . Chitral had 55,000 people in 1895 and has three times as many today . All arable land is under ...
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... land which is now the Himalayan region was covered by the Tethys Sea , which separated Eurasia from the southern continent , Gondwanaland . At that time the Indian subcontinent was still at- tached to Gondwanaland , but then it broke ...
... land which is now the Himalayan region was covered by the Tethys Sea , which separated Eurasia from the southern continent , Gondwanaland . At that time the Indian subcontinent was still at- tached to Gondwanaland , but then it broke ...
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... land on which cattle could graze , but until the 1960s India increased agricultural production mainly by plowing up such land , and now little of it is left , putting ever more grazing pressure on the forests . In these situa- tions ...
... land on which cattle could graze , but until the 1960s India increased agricultural production mainly by plowing up such land , and now little of it is left , putting ever more grazing pressure on the forests . In these situa- tions ...
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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