Bird migration across the Himalayas : wetland functioning amidst mountains and glaciers / edited by Herbert Prins, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Tsewang Namgail, Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust, India ; with a foreword by H.H. The Dalai Lama.

BIrds migrating across the Himalayan region fly over the highest heights in the world, facing immense physiological and climatic challenges. The authors show the different strategies diverse species use to cope. Many wetland avian species are seen in the high-altitude lakes of the Himalayas and the...

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