Snow Leopard: Stories from the Roof of the World

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S N O W L E O P A R D U N i v E R S i t y P R E S S O f C O L O R A D O Boulder StORiES fROm thE ROOf Of thE WORLD edited by Don hunter © 2012 by University Press of Colorado Published by University Press of Colorado 5589 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 206C Boulder, Colorado 80303 All rights reserved Printed in Canada The University Press of Colorado is a proud member of the Association of American University Presses. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Regis University, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, Utah State University Press, and Western State College of Colorado. This paper meets the requirements of the ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Snow leopard : stories from the roof of the world / Don Hunter, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-60732-193-4 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-60732-205-4 (ebook) 1. Snow leopard—Anecdotes. I. Hunter, Don O., 1951– QL737.C23S582 2012 599.75'x55—dc23 2012019778 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 “Kashmir” and “Magic Valley” by Helen Freeman. © 2005 by Helen Freeman. Printed by permission of Stan Freeman. “Death of a Bharal” by Mitchell Kelly. © 2010 by Mitchell Kelly. Printed by permission of the author. “November 13” by Peter Matthiessen. © 1978 by Peter Matthiessen. Printed by permission of the author. “On Meeting a Snow Leopard” by George B. Schaller. © 1972 New York Zoological Society. Printed by permission of the author and courtesy of Wildlife Conservation Society. Dust jacket design by Daniel Pratt and Logan Hunter To Helen Freeman and Rinchen Wangchuk. Their voice for the snow leopard inspired many and continues to echo in the great mountains of central Asia. ...