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... hundred left , he empha- sized that he too was concerned about conservation . Showing me his Ducks Unlimited tie , he noted : " This cost me three hundred bucks . " My conversation with Mirza Hassan turned to snow leopard , but he had ...
... hundred left , he empha- sized that he too was concerned about conservation . Showing me his Ducks Unlimited tie , he noted : " This cost me three hundred bucks . " My conversation with Mirza Hassan turned to snow leopard , but he had ...
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... hundred and fifty years . From 1830 until 1842 the Raja of Jammu , Gulab Singh , extended his control over Kashmir , which included some 82,000 square miles extending from Tibet in the east to the Chitral border in the west . Then , in ...
... hundred and fifty years . From 1830 until 1842 the Raja of Jammu , Gulab Singh , extended his control over Kashmir , which included some 82,000 square miles extending from Tibet in the east to the Chitral border in the west . Then , in ...
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... hundred feet . There , screened by a gnarled rhododendron , I could observe the herd which included two adult males , handsome , stocky creatures weighing about two hundred pounds ; their silver - gray backs contrasted sharply with ...
... hundred feet . There , screened by a gnarled rhododendron , I could observe the herd which included two adult males , handsome , stocky creatures weighing about two hundred pounds ; their silver - gray backs contrasted sharply with ...
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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