At the end of the coldest December, we explored this remote area. Even the local guide hadn’t been there before. The road was dangerous and tortuous. Sometimes we had to drive through the slippery ice...

We found a snow leopard in the deepest part of the ravine. It was crouching next to a dead blue sheep, not far from the road. It left the kill when sensing our approach. We set up a hidden tent 20 met...

Its right eye was injured, and its right face was swollen, which may be the price he paid for hunting this blue sheep. It knew my existence but grudged to give up the hard-won food. It kept studying t...

This is typical Snow Leopard habitat.