Mark Carwardine / Shark fins drying in the sun, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Stevedore or dock worker smoking cigarette and carrying cargo on head to and from the boats, Sadarghat water front, Dhaka, Bangladesh June 2012. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man and veiled woman taking a photograph of the River Ganges at sunset, Rajshahi. Bangladesh June 2012. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Men on a wooden boat who use smooth-coated otters (Lutra perspicillata) for traditional fishing practices, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO Wo...

Bert Willaert / Trivandrum / Golden Frog (Hylarana aurantiaca) looking upwards. Western Ghats, India.

Axel Gomille / Indian / Asian / Spectacled Cobra (Naja naja) raising its hood in a threat display. Karnataka, India.

Fabio Liverani / Traditional fishermen of Weligama, seated on long poles, fishing with rods, Sri Lanka, June 2010

Jeff Wilson / Aerial view of K2 and glaciated valley of Concordia, Karakoram Mountains, Himalayas, Pakistan. From Pakistani military helicopter for BBC series Planet Earth April 2005

David Woodfall / Family with their home threatened by rising sea level, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, July 2008

David Woodfall / Building a sea wall to combat climate change and protect fishing village from flooding, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, June 2008

David Woodfall / Young woman fishing for shrimp fry, looking in net to see the catch, Ganges Delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Dark monsoon rain clouds over the Pasur river, Ganges delta, Bangladesh, November 2008

David Woodfall / Large numbers of children fishing for shrimp fry on coastal margin land damaged by typhoon Sidr in November 2007, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, October 2008

David Woodfall / A sea wall being built to protect fishing village from floods, in response to rising sea levels due to climate change, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, June 2008

David Woodfall / A sea wall being built to protect fishing village from floods, in response to rising sea levels due to climate change, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, June 2008

Tim Laman / Shrimp fry fishing in the Sibsa River. Each fisherman, working from his own boat, has set a net to capture shrimp fry passing on the current as the tide rises and brings water in from the sea. Nolian...

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) male walking beside lake, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) in lake at sunrise, Minneria NP, Sri Lanka

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) bathing in river, drinking, captive, Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka

Andy Rouse / Asian elephant (Elaphus maximus) bathing, Minneria NP, Sri Lanka

Bernard Castelein / Prehistoric rock painting of men and beast, Bhimlat Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Rajasthani man beside traditional painting on mud wall of house during Diwali festival, Bada Gaire Killa village, Rajasthan, India

Michael Pitts / Lighthouse at dusk in the Gulf of Gujarat, North West India

Pete Oxford / Kathiawari horse with alert inward-turned ears which meet at the tips. Pushkar camel and livestock fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, October 2006

Pete Oxford / Silhouette of Rabari women carrying water on their heads, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India, 2006

Pete Oxford / Snow covered trees in Trumsingla Pass, 12,500 feet Eastern Bhutan

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Fishermen on Kappat beach, Calicut, Kerala, India

Pete Oxford / Basket makers, near Bandhavgarh NP, Central India.

Pete Oxford / Fishing boat at sea, Kerala, Southern India

Ian Lockwood / Munnar town overshadowed by Anaj-Mudi, S India's highest mountain, Western Ghats, Kerala.

Bernard Castelein / Sunrise over lake, Keoladeo Ghana / Bharatpur NP, Rajasthan, India

Rhonda Klevansky / Boat builders in Kerala, southern India

Toby Sinclair / Hindu temple at Vijaynagar, Hampi, Karnataka, India

Pete Oxford / Woman making basket near Bandhavgarh NP, Central India

Bernard Castelein / Young boy taking a bucket bath at well, Keoladeo Ghana NP, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

Toby Sinclair / People impersonating Langur monkeys at fruit stall. New Delhi, India, street theatre

Pete Oxford / Monks turning prayerwheels. Punakha festival, Bhutan

Pete Oxford / Dancing Sloth bear with keeper {Melursus ursinus} Agra, India

Pete Oxford / Laya woman from West Bhutan wearing head-dress Bhutan Population approximately 800

Pete Oxford / Holy man in India

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Permafrost on Tibetan Plateau, Ladakh, NE India

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Ogre 2 Mountain, Karakorum, Pakistan

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Urdukas peaks, Karakorum, Pakistan

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / One of the Great Trango spires, Karakorum, Pakistan

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Great Trango wall in the Karakorum, Pakistan

Leo & Mandy Dickinson / Climbers nearing summit, Great Trango, Pakistan

Toby Sinclair / Coconut palm tree on beach {Cocos nucifera} Lakshadweep, Laccadive islands, Indian ocean

Toby Sinclair / 9th century rock carving Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Ian Lockwood / Sunrise at the Palani Hills, Tamil Nadu, India.

Ian Lockwood / Shola forest at Pillar Rocks shunted montane tropical rainforest, Western Ghats, Palni Hills, Tamil Nadu India

Elio Della Ferrera / Tropical rainforest canopy, Western Ghats, Kerala, southern India

Gavin Hellier / The Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Anup Shah / Tyre tracks across salt plain, Rann of Kutch desert, Gujarat, India

Ashok Jain / Fishermen wearing masks to protect from tiger attack. Sunderband, W Bengal, India. Tigers attack by biting back of neck, mask with prominent eyes intended to mislead and prevent tiger from attacking f...

David Pattyn / Hanuman / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) family resting in roots of Banyan tree. Ranthabore National Park, India, June.

Danny Green / Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) female portrait. Endangered. Bandhavgarh, India, November.

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris) sub-adults, approximately 17-19 months old, playfighting. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex. Sequence 1 of 2.

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) sub-adult, approximately 17-19 months old, lit by morning light, stalking. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Andrew Parkinson / Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) sub-adult, approximately 17-19 months old, amongst forest vegetation. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Stevedores or dock workers carrying cargo to and from the boats, Sadarghat water front, Dhaka, Bangladesh June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A mixture of working boats on the Sadarghat water front, Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Stevedores or dockworkers carrying goods to and from the docks in the Sadarghat water front, Dhaka. Bangladesh. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man looking out from a boat at Sadarghat water front, Dhaleshwari river. Dhaka, Bangladesh. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Japanese tourists taking photographs in Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Smooth coated otters (Lutragale perspicillata) used in traditional fishing practices. The Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladest, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jun...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Men on a traditional wooden boat, Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world, Bangladesh, UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Caged Smooth coated otters (Lutragale perspicillata) used for traditional fishing practices. The Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Si...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / People in boat on a river in the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Small dams to stop flooding of rivers with reflections of people from the other side of the river, Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Wildlife viewing platform, with chital deer (Axis axis) in the distance, Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A large number of traditional open boats on a river, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man waving from a boat, Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Boats at the river edge, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Boat in the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh, UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Boats in the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh, UNESCO World Heritage Site. June 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Looking down on glacial lake in the mountains, Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009.

Loic Poidevin / Jungle babbler (Turdoides striata) Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India, March

Loic Poidevin / Indian grey hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, March

Loic Poidevin / Crested / Changeable hawk eagle (Spizaetus / Nisaetus cirrhatus) Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India

Loic Poidevin / View along the ghats next to Ganges river, Vanarasi / Benares, India, February 2012

Bernard Castelein / Jerdon's Forest Lizard (Calotes jerdoni). Trishna wildlife sanctuary, Tripura, India.

Bernard Castelein / Smooth-eyed Bush-brown Butterfly (Orsotriaena medus). Sepahijala Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura, India.

Konrad Wothe / Coastal Rainforest, Chiriya Tapu, South Andaman, Andaman Islands, India 2004

Sandesh Kadur / Lizard (Calotes grandisquamis) head portrait, Western Ghats, India

Sandesh Kadur / Lizard (Calotes grandisquamis) on branch, Western Ghats, India

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Toad (Bufo stuartii) Talle Valley sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Tree frogs (Hylidae) mating, Talle Valley Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Bamboo rat snake (Oreocryptophis porphyracea) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Glass lizard (Ophisaurus gracilis) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Head and skin pattern of Glass lizard (Ophisaurus gracilis) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Close up of skin pattern of Glass lizard (Ophisaurus gracilis) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Sandesh Kadur / Bamboo ratsnake (Oreocryptophis porphyracea) Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. meetyourneighbours.net project

Rod Williams / Male Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica). Captive. Endemic to Indian sub-continent, south east Asia, Australia. UK, September.

Bert Willaert / Trivandrum / Golden Frog (Hylarana aurantiaca). Western Ghats, India.

Bert Willaert / Local guide showing a Caecilian (Indotyphlus maharashtraensis) in his hand, Western Ghats, India.

Bert Willaert / Local guide showing a Caecilian (Indotyphlus maharashtraensis) in his hand. Western Ghats, India.