Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) grows in subalpine areas of mountains in the Western US. Typically the highest elevation pine in many parts of its range, it has been decimated by White Pine Blister Rust, a fungal disease, and by the Mountain Pine Beetle. Thanks to a warmer climate at higher elevations, in the last decade the beetle in particular has had a large impact.

The elusive Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) lives at an altitude of between 9,000 and 15,000 feet in Asia's rocky mountain ranges. Due to their secretive behavior exact numbers are uknown, but it is estimated that between 3,500 and 7,000 live in the wild. There are about 650 in captivity, with this one photographed in the Santa Barbara Zoo.