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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... look typical of those used by officials - the room was almost bare , its walls splattered with tobacco juice and cracked from an earth- quake the previous year . After two years in this dismal post he felt forgotten . The Raja of Gupis ...
... look typical of those used by officials - the room was almost bare , its walls splattered with tobacco juice and cracked from an earth- quake the previous year . After two years in this dismal post he felt forgotten . The Raja of Gupis ...
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... look for it - acquaintances are diffi- cult to come by here . The guides and I walk to the crest of the plateau . As always the wind is with us , sometimes subdued , sometimes wildly panting as it comes across the maze of canyons and ...
... look for it - acquaintances are diffi- cult to come by here . The guides and I walk to the crest of the plateau . As always the wind is with us , sometimes subdued , sometimes wildly panting as it comes across the maze of canyons and ...
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... look at it under the microscope . . . . When the scien- tist finishes his examination , experimentation , and ... looks casually around and is greeted unexpectedly by the modestly blooming plant which ordinarily escapes one's detection ...
... look at it under the microscope . . . . When the scien- tist finishes his examination , experimentation , and ... looks casually around and is greeted unexpectedly by the modestly blooming plant which ordinarily escapes one's detection ...
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