Kristel Richard / Wild Mongolian mare and her foal trotting, plains at the foot of Dungurukh Uul mountain, near the border with China and Kazakhstan, Bayan-Olgiy aymag, Mongolia. September.

Kristel Richard / Band of wild Mongolian horses running on plains at the foot of Dungurukh Uul mountain, near the border with China and Kazakhstan, Bayan-Olgiy aymag, Mongolia. September.

Vladimir Kolbintsev / Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve, Karatau mtns, Western Tien Shan Mtns, South Kazakstan, Russia

Vladimir Kolbintsev / Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve, view to Kaskabulak, West Tien Shan Mtns, South Kazakstan, Russia

Paul Johnson / Saiga antelope male {Saiga tatarica} native to Kazakhstan steppe, Russia. Winter. Endangered species - hunted almost to extinction for its horn, used in chinese medecine.

Konstantin Mikhailov / Altai mountains view towards Kazakhstan from China / Russia border

Heather Angel / Rock jasmine (Androsace sericea) flowers. Colour of corona ring indicates age and nectar content of flower. Mountains of Heaven / Tian Shan, Kazakhstan. June.

Robin Chittenden / Saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica ssp. tatarica) skull with horn, Betpak-dala, Kazakhstan.

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Orange-flanked Bush-Robin (Tarsiger cyanurus) male calling, Kazakhstan

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia), Kazakhstan

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata), Kazakhstan

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis), Kazakhstan