Why Visit: Located within the Himalayan Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Pin Valley is home to around 12 snow leopards. The terrain becomes more favorable in winter as leopards move to lower elevations.

India’s vast and diverse geography is home to some of the world’s most extraordinary wildlife. While the popular reserves ...

In the icy wilderness areas of High Asia, snow leopards glide like shadows across the snows as the haunting howls of Himalayan wolves echo across the crags. In Nepal, high mountain dwellers have ...

The photo of the snow leopard in its hiding place is most rewarding, as it shows the built-in camouflage these animals enjoy. “They are incredibly hard to spot in the mountains,” Vandyke told ...