George Chan / Mongolian children at the annual Nadam horse race, Inner Mongolia. BBC Wild China: Prog 4. - Beyond the Great Wall. June 2006.

George Chan / Mongolian horses and jockies before the annual Nadam horse race, Inner Mongolia. BBC Wild China: Prog 4. - Beyond the Great Wall. June 2006.

George Chan / Sunset over the mountains of the Chang Tang Nature Reserve in central Tibet. BBC Wild China: Prog 3. - Tibet. December 2006.

George Chan / Old Muslim man, of non-Chinese ethnic minority, in Hotan (Hetian) City, on the ancient Silk Road, Xinjiang Province, North-west China. BBC Wild China: Prog 4. - Beyond the Great Wall. July 2006.

David Kjaer / Release pens for Great Bustard reintroduction prog, Wiltshire, Salisbury plain, 2004

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd crossing desert, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) female and calves crossing desert, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Laurent Geslin / Brown Hyaena (Hyaena brunna) running. Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Sue Flood / Aerial view of sand dunes near the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Shoreline landscape, Skeleton coast, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Landrover crossing sand dunes. Skeleton Coast Namibia

Pete Oxford / Ancient dwelling remains on Skeleton coast, Namibia

Jim Brandenburg / Aerial view of Namib Desert meeting Atlantic Ocean at the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Gerry Ellis / Aerial view of barchan dunes showing typical horns and downwind slip face, at approximately 32 degrees, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Aerial view of sand dunes along the Skeleton Coast, Walvis Bay, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Landrover crossing sand dunes, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Landrover crossing sand dunes, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother with calf, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) trio greeting, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) scratching ear with trunk, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calves playing, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) dusting, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) dusting, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) dusting, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother nursing calf, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) bull in musth checking if female is in estrus, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) females and calf, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) female with calf, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / Angolan Giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) trio in desert, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) young bulls playing, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) young bulls playing, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) young bulls playing, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) smelling air, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf walking underneath mother's belly, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and sub-adult and baby, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in dry river bed, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in dry river bed, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / Drought patterns in coastal mud plains, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony, Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Theo Allofs / Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony, Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult feeds on the carcass of a Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), pup catch, Spitsbergen and the northwest coast of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Greenland Sea, July

Solvin Zankl / Black vultures (Coragyps atratus) scavenging on the carcass of an adult Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) at Playa Ostional, Costa Rica, Pacific coast, during an arribada (mass nesting)...

Tim Laman / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) skeleton on coast, Antarctica, January 2009

Steven Kazlowski / Arctic fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) scavenging on a Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) carcass, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic coast, Alaska, October 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Two Arctic foxes (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) scavenge a Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) (Balaena mysticetus) carcass, one in summer phase of grey and one in winter of white, 1002 area of the Arctic N...

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) pair of cubs playing with one another while their mother scavenges a Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) carcass, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic coast, Beaufort Se...

Michele Westmorland / Guide showing delicate desert lichen, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) in the dry riverbed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Cactus and valley view, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Delicate lichen growing on rock in desert, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Himba woman, details of leg ornaments, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, Model released

Michele Westmorland / Himba woman hair decoration, detail, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, Model released

Michele Westmorland / Desert African elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking from the last trickle of water in a river, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Wild donkey {Equus asinus} digging in sand for water, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Himba woman carrying child and herding goats, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, Model released

Michele Westmorland / Himba woman carrying child and herding goats, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, Model released

Michele Westmorland / Himba people, close up of tradtional wooden and mud hut with cooking pot, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Himba woman making baskets, with child sitting nearby, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, Model released

Michele Westmorland / Valley view, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea) rare viewing on the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Aerial view of Namib sand dunes and desert, Skeleton coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Tourists hiking near desert camp, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Valley view, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michele Westmorland / Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Skeleton Coast National Park, Namib Desert, Namibia

Nick Garbutt / Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) at colony on beach. Cape Fria, Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Desert Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the dry bed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Namaqua / Desert Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) walking across rocky dunes. Skeleton Coast, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Desert Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the dry bed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Namaqua / Desert Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) basking in early morning sun on rocky dunes. Skeleton Coast, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Rolling hills and mountains at sunrise. Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Desert Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the dry bed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Namaqua / Desert Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) walking across rocky dunes. Skeleton Coast, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Desert Elephant (Loxodonta africana) after bathing in the dry bed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Desert succulent "Bushman's Buttocks" / Living stones (Lithops sp) Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Rolling hills and mountains at sunrise, Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Rhino rubbing stones, Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. Historically Black Rhinos were found in the area (up to 1960s). Males used these stones to rub themselves against, hence the stones' polished look.

Nick Garbutt / Desert Elephants (Loxodonta africana) in the dry bed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Desert succulent plant growing on Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Rolling hills and mountains at sunrise. Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Male Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Cape Hare (Lepus capensis) crouched against strong wind. Skeleton Coast Park, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Female Desert Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with calf drinking in the virtually dry bed of the Hoarusib River, Skeleton Coast, Namibia.

Nick Garbutt / Coast of Namibia from the air with cloud and sea-mist, between Swakopmund and the Skeleton Coast. Namibia. July 2008.

Nick Garbutt / Ruppell's Korhaan / Bustard (Eupodotis rueppellii) walking across dunes. Skeleton Coast, Namibia.

Sue Flood / Aerial view of the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Sue Flood / Aerial view of Cape / South African fur seal colony (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) on the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Sue Flood / Aerial view of a shipwreck on the Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Richard Du Toit / Cape Fur Seal (Arctocephalus pusillus) colony on beach and in the water, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Desert Praying mantis {Mantodea} Skeleton Coast, Namibia

HUGH WARWICK / Benedict Allen and his camels in Walvis Bay, Namibia, during the filming of the BBC programme 'The Skeleton Coast', October 1995

Patricio Robles Gil / Skeleton Coast at sunset, Namibia

Andrew Parkinson / South african fur seal pup {Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus} waiting for mother, Skeleton coast, Namibia.

Pete Oxford / Cape fur seal meat and bones sun dried for cattle feed, Cape cross, Skeleton coast, Namibia 1998

Patrick Morris / African elephant {Loxidonta africana} bull feeding on dune parsley, Hoanib flood plain, Skeleton Coast NP, Namibia

Doug Allan / Sand dune landscape, Skeleton coast, Namibia

Doug Allan / Aerial view of Sand dune landscape, Skeleton coast, Namibia

Pete Oxford / Bedroom at Skeleton Coast Camp, Skeleton Coast NP, Namibia