Stones of Silence: Journeys in the HimalayaSchaller's tale of his Himalyan treks (1969-1975) to assess the effect of humans on the habitat of wild sheep and goats. He describes, also, a less known area--the Nilgiri Hills at the tip of the subcontinent. No bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 204
... Shey Gompa , a monastery where the animals are tame because the local lama prohibits hunting . John suggested that Shey would not only be an excellent place to study bharal , but that it would also help the Nepal government if I were to ...
... Shey Gompa , a monastery where the animals are tame because the local lama prohibits hunting . John suggested that Shey would not only be an excellent place to study bharal , but that it would also help the Nepal government if I were to ...
Page 235
... Shey . On the way we meet Jang - bu and Phu - Tsering , ascending to retrieve more baggage ; Dawa has remained behind , snow - blind again . We reach Shey at 1:15 P.M. , so weary that we barely seem to move the final few feet up the ...
... Shey . On the way we meet Jang - bu and Phu - Tsering , ascending to retrieve more baggage ; Dawa has remained behind , snow - blind again . We reach Shey at 1:15 P.M. , so weary that we barely seem to move the final few feet up the ...
Page 253
... Shey , from human predation . When all causes of death are combined , the Shey bharal do not produce enough of an annual surplus to maintain even one large predator . Each snow leopard must travel widely to subsist . To my knowledge ...
... Shey , from human predation . When all causes of death are combined , the Shey bharal do not produce enough of an annual surplus to maintain even one large predator . Each snow leopard must travel widely to subsist . To my knowledge ...
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Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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