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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... pugmarks among tracks of black - naped hares , meandering as if the snow leopard was searching for one of these animals . Then the tracks of the cat headed straight to a huge fir , and in the needles beneath it made a scrape - a calling ...
... pugmarks among tracks of black - naped hares , meandering as if the snow leopard was searching for one of these animals . Then the tracks of the cat headed straight to a huge fir , and in the needles beneath it made a scrape - a calling ...
Page 167
... pugmarks of a tiger . It was a tigress judging by the size and shape of the tracks , and she had passed by the previous night . For four miles I followed , hoping for a glimpse of her striding across the green hills , seeking to see a ...
... pugmarks of a tiger . It was a tigress judging by the size and shape of the tracks , and she had passed by the previous night . For four miles I followed , hoping for a glimpse of her striding across the green hills , seeking to see a ...
Page 274
... pugmarks . In the manner typical of his race , he marked his route with scrapes and feces , placing these on or near promontories . Full of delight , as if on a treasure hunt , I hurry along the trail col- lecting feces , old and fresh ...
... pugmarks . In the manner typical of his race , he marked his route with scrapes and feces , placing these on or near promontories . Full of delight , as if on a treasure hunt , I hurry along the trail col- lecting feces , old and fresh ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
Copyright | |
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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