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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... vanished behind a ridge . The whole valley had the pallor of ice , and the huge limestone cliff was imprisoned by clouds . Shivering , I pressed into a rocky niche so as not to disturb a herd of nine markhor feeding nearby . Suddenly ...
... vanished behind a ridge . The whole valley had the pallor of ice , and the huge limestone cliff was imprisoned by clouds . Shivering , I pressed into a rocky niche so as not to disturb a herd of nine markhor feeding nearby . Suddenly ...
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... vanished with the last snow leopard . I do not want to re- turn to the valley . The snow leopard as a species is not threatened with imminent ex- tinction , but in Pakistan , where possibly fewer than 250 survive , its future is not ...
... vanished with the last snow leopard . I do not want to re- turn to the valley . The snow leopard as a species is not threatened with imminent ex- tinction , but in Pakistan , where possibly fewer than 250 survive , its future is not ...
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... vanished near 25,000 feet , their fate forever a mystery . In 1953 another American expedition , whose leader Charles Houston had also assaulted the peak unsuccessfully in 1938 , returned , but a fierce storm , lasting five days ...
... vanished near 25,000 feet , their fate forever a mystery . In 1953 another American expedition , whose leader Charles Houston had also assaulted the peak unsuccessfully in 1938 , returned , but a fierce storm , lasting five days ...
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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