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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... night near the leopardess and her cub , and in the fading light unrolled my sleeping bag on a level ledge 150 feet from her . As soon as I was settled she returned to her kill . Here in this unpeopled night world , the mountains were ...
... night near the leopardess and her cub , and in the fading light unrolled my sleeping bag on a level ledge 150 feet from her . As soon as I was settled she returned to her kill . Here in this unpeopled night world , the mountains were ...
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... night passed and much of the next day as the Chinese worked slowly and steadily , impervious , it seemed , to the traffic jam of about a hundred trucks , their drivers increasingly impatient , that now lined both sides of the obstacle ...
... night passed and much of the next day as the Chinese worked slowly and steadily , impervious , it seemed , to the traffic jam of about a hundred trucks , their drivers increasingly impatient , that now lined both sides of the obstacle ...
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... night in a hollow among oak trees at 11,000 feet . As usual the Sher- pas set up camp with efficient speed : while Phu - Tsering arranges rocks on which to set cooking pots , several of us including Dawa collect fire- wood ; Phu ...
... night in a hollow among oak trees at 11,000 feet . As usual the Sher- pas set up camp with efficient speed : while Phu - Tsering arranges rocks on which to set cooking pots , several of us including Dawa collect fire- wood ; Phu ...
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