David Noton / Dawn over the mountains and Nam Song River at Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / Slash and burn deforestation near Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / People crossing a footbridge over the Nam Khan River, Luang Prabang, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / Canoes on the moored on the Nam Song River at Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

David Noton / Cyclists riding bikes along riverside path at dawn, near Vang Vieng, Laos, March 2009.

Rod Williams / Young male Northern White-cheeked Crested Gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) Northern Vietnam. Critically Endangered, Captive

Rod Williams / Northern / Chinese white-cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) female head portrait, Laos, Vietnam, critically endangered species. Captive.

Rod Williams / Francois' Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) captive, from Vietnam, Laos and Southern China, Endangered

Robert Thompson / Close up of head of Caterpillar larva of Eggar moth {Trabala vishnou} Phou Fa, Pongsali, north Laos.

Rod Williams / Red Panda {Ailurus fulgens} resting in tree. Captive, occurs India, Nepal, China, Laos.

ZSSD / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) pair with entwined trunks, native to India, Asia, Thailand and Laos

Gerry Ellis / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) curling trunk, India