Remembering Elephants. This was the first book in what became the Remembering Wildlife series, which raises awareness of the plight of some of the world’s most endangered species, as well as funds to protect them.
Images in the book were donated by 65 of the world’s best wildlife photographers, after they answered a request by Remembering Wildlife founder, British photographer Margot Raggett.
“There are now as few as 400,000 elephants in Africa and they are being wiped out quicker than they are being born,” says Raggett. “We don’t want this generation to be the last to see them in the wild. It’s now that we need to remember elephants, before it is too late.”
Now in its third edition, Remembering Elephants has donated over £150,000 to protect them, with all profits from the book going to conservation projects such as anti-poaching equipment, collaring of elephant bulls, population monitoring, patrol vehicles and other provisions for rangers.
, “it is more important than ever that organisations like ours step up to plug the gaps. We are eternally grateful to the donating photographers for their support and to everyone who buys a book.”
Cooling off in the Savuti Marsh, Chobe National Park, north-east Botswana. © Ben Osborne/Remembering Elephants
Elephants on the move in Etosha National Park, Namibia. © Billy Dodson/Remembering Elephants
Family time in the Kariega Private Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa. © Brendon Jennings/Remembering Elephants
Sundown silhouettes in Botswana. © Chris Packham/Remembering Elephants
A baby elephant covered in mud to protect against bites and heat at Chief’s Island, Okavango Delta, Botswana. © Daryl & Sharna Balfour/Remembering Elephants
Group hug at Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa. © Giorgio Bighi/Remembering Elephants
Elephant crossing the Mkuze river in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. © Heinrich Neumeyer/Remembering Elephants
Encounter with a ‘Great Tusker’ at Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa. © Johan Marais/Remembering Elephants
Follow the leader at the Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. © Kyle de Nobrega/Remembering Elephants
Up close at the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa. © Marius Coetzee/Remembering Elephants
Ambling along at the Zimanga Private Nature Reserve, South Africa. © Mark Dumbleton/Remembering Elephants
Balancing act at Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. © Morkel Erasmus/Remembering Elephants
Orange dust in Samburu, Kenya. © R.J. Walter/Remembering Elephants
