Like most wildlife artists and zoologists, I am fascinated by these beautiful, aloof and very oriental-looking cats. I hope that in the not-too-distant future, I can realize my ambition to study them in the wild in the remote mountains of central Asia.

I am fortunate to have worked with snow leopards in captivity and to have many friends who breed these cats with the hope that one day, the cubs bred in captivity can be used to help re-establish this very endangered species in the wild.

- Alan Hunt