Photo Feature
Snow Leopard
<p>This stunning image of a snow leopard was taken in the high reaches of Ladakh. Like the polar bear in the Arctic, the impact of climate change on high altitude habitats has begun to impact the snow leopard and its co-denizens. Glacial melt, the vertical migration of trees such as conifers, and the retreat of junipers and other above-treeline plants will set off a domino effect that could overwhelm the food chain, at the apex of which sits the snow leopard.</p>
<p><em>Image: Dhritiman Mukherjee, Special Mention, Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards, 2011 </em></p>