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 24
... kill . Here in this unpeopled night world , the mountains were hers , the eternal desolation of rock and snow investing her with an archaic perma- nence . Soon darkness engulfed us , and then there was only the sound of wind sweeping ...
... kill . Here in this unpeopled night world , the mountains were hers , the eternal desolation of rock and snow investing her with an archaic perma- nence . Soon darkness engulfed us , and then there was only the sound of wind sweeping ...
Page 89
... kill ibex and sheep for nothing . Your own people kill females and young just for a little meat . The last animals will soon be will have lost a valuable resource . " gone . And you With Beg and Pervez translating , I suggested that the ...
... kill ibex and sheep for nothing . Your own people kill females and young just for a little meat . The last animals will soon be will have lost a valuable resource . " gone . And you With Beg and Pervez translating , I suggested that the ...
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... killed a bull gaur , a remarkable feat considering she weighed about three hundred pounds and he two thousand . Five days the family camped in a ravine by the kill . During mornings the cubs sometimes played , stalking each other and ...
... killed a bull gaur , a remarkable feat considering she weighed about three hundred pounds and he two thousand . Five days the family camped in a ravine by the kill . During mornings the cubs sometimes played , stalking each other and ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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ahead altitudes animals behavior bharal Bhote Kosi boulders camp canyon Chitral Chitral Gol cliffs climb clouds crest cubs dark descend dhole Dolpo feet females 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 Nilgiri tahr once Pakistan pass peaks Pervez Peter Phu-Tsering plateau porters rams range reached remain retreat ridge Ringmo river road rock sheep and goats Sherpas Shey Skardu slopes snow leopard soon species stone tahr Tarakot tent Tibet Tibetan tiger trail trees trip tsampa urial valley vanished village walk walls watched wild goat wildlife wind winter wolves yaks young