James Aldred / Charlotte Uhlenbroek climbing in the canopy of a giant Mengaris tree {Koompassia excelsa} Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2002. BBC NHU 'Jungles'

James Aldred / Traditional thatched houses of Embera Indians, Llano Bonito village, Darien Province, Panama, Central America 2006

James Aldred / Embera Indian women and children in traditional thatched house. Mouge village, Darien Province, Panama, Central America 2006

James Aldred / Early morning mist over canopy of lowland primary Dipterocarp rainforest, Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2006

James Aldred / Herd of African forest elephants {Loxodonta cyclotis} feeding on mineral rich water in rainforest clearing, Dzanga-Sanga Bai, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2006

James Aldred / Thick primary neo-tropical rainforest, Llano Bonito, Darien Province, Panama, Central America 2006

James Aldred / Deciduous woodland growing over ruins of pre-roman iron ore mine, Puzzle Wood, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, UK 2006

James Aldred / Waterfall, Cwm Llwch stream, Pen Y Fan, Brecon beacons, Powys, Wales, UK 2006

James Aldred / Wild garlic / Ransoms {Allium ursinum} flowers with solitary Bluebell {Hyacinthoides non-scripta} Wiltshire, UK 2006

James Aldred / By'Aka pygmy woman collecting medicinal plants from the rainforest, Ndoki-Nouabale NP, Congo Rep. 2003

James Aldred / By'Aka pygmy women at forest camp, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2003

James Aldred / By'Aka pygmy women at forest camp, with shelter built from leaves, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2003

James Aldred / Members of the Wildlife Conservation Society anti-poaching patrol team with confiscated African forest elephant tusks, Dzanga-Sanga Bai, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2003

James Aldred / Members of the Wildlife Conservation Society anti-poaching patrol team relaxing with their AK47 and rifle guns beside them, Dzanga-Sanga Bai, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2003

James Aldred / Herd of African forest elephants {Loxodonta cyclotis} in rainforest clearing, Dzanga-Sanga Bai, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2003

James Aldred / African forest elephants {Loxodonta cyclotis} mother and calf drinking mineral rich water at salt lick in rainforest clearing, Dzanga-Sanga Bai, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2006

James Aldred / African forest elephants {Loxodonta cyclotis} in rainforest clearing flooded with rainwater, Dzanga-Sanga Bai, Bayanga, Central African Republic, 2003

James Aldred / Aerial view of canopy of primary lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Imbak Canyon Reserve, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Deforestaion of primary rainforest cleared during selective logging forestry operations, Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa 1999

James Aldred / Bulldozer clearing rainforest for timber of Okoume tree {Aucoumea klaineana Pierre} Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa 1999

James Aldred / Logged rainforest timber from Okoume trees {Aucoumea klaineana Pierre} logs awaiting collection by train at Lope Reserve NP, Gabon, 2004

James Aldred / Logged rainforest timber from Okoume trees {Aucoumea klaineana Pierre} logs awaiting collection by train at Lope Reserve NP, Gabon, 2004

James Aldred / Bill Hatcher and Tom Greenwood climbing a giant Mengaris tree {Koompassia excelsa} during National Geographic Society expedition to find world's tallest tropical tree, Oil palm {Elaeis sp} plantations...

James Aldred / Aerial view of deforestation of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest being clear felled by Tayasan Sabah (Ministry of Forestry) for timber, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Aerial view of deforestation of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest being clear felled by Tayasan Sabah (Ministry of Forestry) for timber, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Aerial view of newly planted Oil palm {Elaeis sp} plantations growing on previously logged and cleared regions of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Aerial view of Oil palm {Elaeis sp} plantations growing on previously logged and cleared regions of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Aerial view of Timber mill and logging camp with huge logs from lowland Dipterocarp trees clearly visible, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Scientist floating in the 'Bubble', helium filled dirigible, for research on canopy of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Wildlife presenter Charlotte Uhlenbroek in the 'Cinebulle' hot air balloon flying above early morning misty canopy of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2002. BBC N...

James Aldred / The 'Cinebulle' hot air balloon flying above early morning mist canopy of lowland Dipterocarp rainforest, Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2002

James Aldred / Canopy scientist, John Pike, being winched up to study epiphytic Birds nest fern {Asplenius sp} growing in lowland Dipterocarp tree {Shorea shorea} Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Canopy scientist, John Pike, being winched up to study epiphytic Birds nest fern {Asplenius sp} growing in lowland Dipterocarp tree {Shorea shorea} Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2005

James Aldred / Looking down on James Aldred climbing inside the hollow trunk of a Strangler fig tree {Ficus sp}, Khao Yai NP, Thailand, 2003, BBC NHU 'Jungles'

James Aldred / Looking down from rainforest canopy on scientist climbing a giant Mengaris tree {Koompassia excelsa} Danum valley, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, 2002

James Aldred / Market trader holding egg of extinct Giant elephant bird {Aepyornis maximus} Madagascar, 2004

James Aldred / Boy holding juvenile Yellow crowned parrot {Amazona ochrocephala} Tambopata reserve, Amazonia, Peru, 2004

James Aldred / Group of smiling children, Bossue village, Guinea, West Africa, 2000

James Aldred / Desert monitor lizard {Varanus griseus} Morocco, 1997

James Aldred / Fennec fox {Fennecus zerda} emerging from den in sand dune, Sahara desert, Morocco 1997

James Aldred / Sahara horned viper {Cerastes cerastes} side winding up desert sand dune, Morocco 1997