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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... wolves or snow leopard pass through . In fact I met wolves there just once . Although it was only 2:40 P.M. the sun had already vanished behind a ridge . The whole valley had the pallor of ice , and the huge limestone cliff was ...
... wolves or snow leopard pass through . In fact I met wolves there just once . Although it was only 2:40 P.M. the sun had already vanished behind a ridge . The whole valley had the pallor of ice , and the huge limestone cliff was ...
Page 237
... wolves , large beasts with luxuriant coats , one almost white , another silver - gray , and three gray with tones of gold . The wolves have spotted us too . Three of them trot along a slope , and after perus- ing us briefly , angle to ...
... wolves , large beasts with luxuriant coats , one almost white , another silver - gray , and three gray with tones of gold . The wolves have spotted us too . Three of them trot along a slope , and after perus- ing us briefly , angle to ...
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... wolf there is surely no difference between the two . Abruptly the animals vanish . I climb to where they rested . The mountains are vacant , as if the wolves have entered them through some mysterious crack . up . For weeks now the heavy ...
... wolf there is surely no difference between the two . Abruptly the animals vanish . I climb to where they rested . The mountains are vacant , as if the wolves have entered them through some mysterious crack . up . For weeks now the heavy ...
Contents
Path to the Mountains | 1 |
Mountains in the Desert | 115 |
Cloud Goats | 150 |
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