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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... Valley divides near the village and previously , in August , 1972 , I had surveyed one of these branches , the Gulumbukt Valley , and found 72 ibex . I enjoyed those summer days in the Gulumbukt . From my tent camp at 11,300 feet , on a ...
... Valley divides near the village and previously , in August , 1972 , I had surveyed one of these branches , the Gulumbukt Valley , and found 72 ibex . I enjoyed those summer days in the Gulumbukt . From my tent camp at 11,300 feet , on a ...
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... valleys . Now , all but a few have been shot . No black bear survive in the Gilgit Valley , the last ones having been killed in 1910 in a riverine thicket near the village of Gakuch . Until 1947 musk deer occurred in all ravines south ...
... valleys . Now , all but a few have been shot . No black bear survive in the Gilgit Valley , the last ones having been killed in 1910 in a riverine thicket near the village of Gakuch . Until 1947 musk deer occurred in all ravines south ...
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... Valley I saw them up to an altitude of 12,000 feet . The trail crossed a boulder field deeply sliced by many ravines , and filling the valley ahead was the black snout of the Baltoro Glacier . Soon we reached the campsite of Paiyu where ...
... Valley I saw them up to an altitude of 12,000 feet . The trail crossed a boulder field deeply sliced by many ravines , and filling the valley ahead was the black snout of the Baltoro Glacier . Soon we reached the campsite of Paiyu where ...
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