Wild Asia

Tropical rainforests are one of the oldest habitats on the face of our earth – older than many of the stars.

Asia is the continent of islands: at its southern limit alone there are some 30,000 islands dashed across the watery surface of the world.

Asia’s shorelines stretch from the world’s most extensive mangrove forests and coral reefs in Indonesia to the sub-arctic coast of northern Russia.

Staying alive in Asia’s barren heartland of desert and dry grasslands is a challenge, yet many animals thrive.

As winter’s icy fist unclenches, spring brings new life to an array of fascinating freshwater inhabitants in the water-blessed regions of Asia’s north eastern corners.

A visually stunning and dramatic portrait of India’s mighty monsoon as it brings life — and death — to a thirsting land.