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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... Live- stock also provides both predators with food , as do marmots in summer when they are not hibernating . With predators active at both Shey and Lapche , it is highly un- likely that they are the cause of such a drastic difference in ...
... Live- stock also provides both predators with food , as do marmots in summer when they are not hibernating . With predators active at both Shey and Lapche , it is highly un- likely that they are the cause of such a drastic difference in ...
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... live harmlessly Must find a cave in the mountains or build a cell Of the red desert rock under dry junipers And avoid men , live with more kindly wolves And luckier ravens , waiting for the end of the age . When the sun of early ...
... live harmlessly Must find a cave in the mountains or build a cell Of the red desert rock under dry junipers And avoid men , live with more kindly wolves And luckier ravens , waiting for the end of the age . When the sun of early ...
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... live as dictated by mountains and forests - but the cost is loneliness and isolation . I have now a powerful desire ... lives have touched across the depths of our cultures . We head south past numerous stupas and an almost continuous ...
... live as dictated by mountains and forests - but the cost is loneliness and isolation . I have now a powerful desire ... lives have touched across the depths of our cultures . We head south past numerous stupas and an almost continuous ...
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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