Francois Savigny / Snow leopard. Wild. {Panthera uncia} Hemis NP, Ladakh, India

Francois Savigny / Snow leopard. Wild {Panthera uncia} 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.

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

Axel Gomille / Landscape of Zanskar River, a tributary of the Indus, borders part of Hemis national park, habitat of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia), Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India

Axel Gomille / Greater blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur), herd on mountain slope, important prey for snow leopards (Panthera uncia), Himalaya, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India

Axel Gomille / Wild Snow leopard (Panthera uncia), in habitat, Hemis National Park, Himalayas, Ladakh, India

Axel Gomille / Snow-covered Himalayan mountains, habitat of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia), Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India. February 2014. Digitally stitched panorama.

Axel Gomille / Snow-covered Himalayan mountains, habitat of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia), Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India. February 2014. Digitally stitched panorama.

Axel Gomille / Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar), Himalaya, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India