Ben Cranke / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) female in snow, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) female with juvenile, walking in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) male in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March

Oriol Alamany / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) female (hiding below the rock) with her two juveniles resting in snow, in Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh, India, March

Oriol Alamany / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) female with two cubs climbing a canyon cliff at dusk at 4400 metres, Spiti valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Himalaya mountains, Himachal Pradesh, India, February

Nick Garbutt / RF - Skull of a male Himalayan ibex (Capra sibirica) (killed by a snow leopard) lying on steep rocky slope. Himalayas, Ladakh, northern India. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or r...

Nick Garbutt / Wild snow leopard (Panthera uncia) climbing through rocky terrain. Ladakh Range, Western Himalayas, Ladakh, India.

Nick Garbutt / Urial sheep (Ovis vignei) herd running across steep barren slopes. Himalayas near Ulley, Ladakh, India.

Wim van den Heever / Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) climbing up mountain slope, Hemis National Park, India, February.

Wim van den Heever / Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) Hemis National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A child sitting by wall with empty glass bottles, in the small village of Khumnu. Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Mount Annapurna I (8091m) from base camp, with hikers and prayer flags silhouetted, Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / The forests of the Modi Khola river valley shrouded in fog. Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011.

Enrique López-Tapia de Inés / Broad Peak base camp at altitude of 4960 m, with the light of the full moon on Godwin Austen glacier and mountain K2. Central Karakorum National Park. Pakistan. June 2007 Winner of Photographer of the...

Sandesh Kadur / Blood pheasants (Ithaginis cruentus) in high alpine scrubland gather by the edge of a cliff, Bhutan, Himalaya.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) portrait, Assam, India, captive.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) walking along fallen tree trunk, Assam, India, captive. Vulnerable species.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in profile with mouth open, Assam, India, captive.

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) climbing tree, Assam, India, captive.

Ben Cranke / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemas National Park, Ladakh, India

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India

Eric Dragesco,Eric Dragesco / Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) habitat, with people looking out into the distance, Shang Village, Hemis NP, at altitude of 4050m, Ladakh, India, October 2012

Eric Dragesco,Eric Dragesco / Herd of Tibetan Wild Asses / Kiang (Equus kiang) ChangThang, Tso Kar lake, at altitude of 4600m, Ladakh, India, October 2012

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Climber on Kala Pattar peak (5545m) with Buddhist prayer flags at sunset. Sagarmatha National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site, Khumbu/Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya. October 2011. Winner of Mountain...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Last light on peaks of Everest (8848m) and Nuptse (7879m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sunset on Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Sunset on Everest (8848m), Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tajun Pokhari Lake (4.600 m) with mountains behind, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist monks drinking tea during ceremony in Namche Bazar, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Trekkers infront of Kampungge Himal, Annapurna Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / The last light of day illuminating the summit of Mount Everest, Sagarmatha National Park, Khumbu, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2011.

Sandesh Kadur / Drumstick primrose (Primula denticulata) high elevation flowers of the Himalaya. Bhutan, February.

David Noton / Dawn over foothills of Annapurna Himalayas at Tatapani, Nepal

Michael Pitts / Ama Dablam, Mount Everest NP, Nepal

Michael Pitts / Jomson Pass, Anaphma Range, Nepal, Indian-Subcontinent.

Pete Oxford / Nepalese woman, Anapurna mountain range in background, Pokhara, Nepal.

Colin Monteath / Baruntse, 7220 meters elevation, and mountaineering camp reflected in alpine lake, Makalu-Barun National Park, Nepal

Colin Monteath / Mountaineer enjoying the view of Mt Everest and the Himalayan Mountains at sunset from Gokyo Ri, Khumbu, Nepal

Konrad Wothe / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Wolong Valley, Himalaya, China

Konrad Wothe / Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in tree, Wolong Valley, Himalaya, China

Sandesh Kadur / Bodo women fishing in a monsoon stream on the periphery of Nameri National Park, Assam, India.

Oriol Alamany / A Nepalese family, flanked by their two Tibetan mastiff dogs, walks along path through the Rhododendron forests at an alttude of 3,000 metres on their way to the village of Ghorepani, during the monso...

Ernie Janes / RF - Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) portrait, captive occurs in the eastern Himalayas. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Ernie Janes / RF - Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) portrait, captive, occurs in Himalayas. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Nick Garbutt / Foot prints (pug marks) of snow leopard (Panthera uncia) in snow on ridge line. Ladakh Ranges, Himalayas, Ladakh, India.

Nick Garbutt / Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) male on mountain slope. Ladakh Ranges, western Himalayas, Ladakh, India.

Nick Garbutt / Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) male on mountain slope. Ladakh Ranges, western Himalayas, Ladakh, India.

Nick Garbutt / Siberian ibex (Capra sibirica) having just escaped predation by a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) - see scarring and wounds on flank. Ladakh Ranges, western Himalayas, Ladakh, India.