In 2015 a Kickstarter project was launched by Margot Raggett called Remembering Elephants. The aim was to draw attention to the decline in elephant numbers across Africa by raising enough money to produce a book of the best elephant photographs. These would be contributed by acclaimed wildlife photographers. Very quickly the target funding was greatly exceeded and the book was launched at the Royal Geographical Society in London in September 2016. So far the project has raised over £135,000 to go directly to protect elephants. ( http://www.rememberingelephants.com).
This gallery is a collection of some of my favourite images of elephants I have met in South Luangwa, Maasai Mara, Selous, Laikipia, Mashatu and Mala Mala. Should it be too much to hope that all these animals will die only of natural causes?