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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... nearby . Suddenly two wolves raced into view , side by side , along the contours of the slope . Startled , all markhor bolted for a cliff about two hundred feet away , all , that is , except one young which mindlessly veered alone up ...
... nearby . Suddenly two wolves raced into view , side by side , along the contours of the slope . Startled , all markhor bolted for a cliff about two hundred feet away , all , that is , except one young which mindlessly veered alone up ...
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... nearby bait . Two weeks of effort had produced no result . Then one morning , as I approached Merin , Pukhan hurried toward me , waving his arms and pointing with his stick . " Burdum ! " he called , using the Chitrali word for snow ...
... nearby bait . Two weeks of effort had produced no result . Then one morning , as I approached Merin , Pukhan hurried toward me , waving his arms and pointing with his stick . " Burdum ! " he called , using the Chitrali word for snow ...
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... nearby were torn apart by wind . I first visited the area in September , 1972 , with Andrew Laurie , then a student at Cambridge University , to study the rut of wild goat , and I returned there four more times in 1973 and 1974 . The ...
... nearby were torn apart by wind . I first visited the area in September , 1972 , with Andrew Laurie , then a student at Cambridge University , to study the rut of wild goat , and I returned there four more times in 1973 and 1974 . The ...
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