Remembering Lions book launch

British wildlife photographer Margot Raggett MBE* is the founder ofRemembering Wildlife, a book series designed to raise awareness of and funds to protect a succession of wildlife species. It all started when in 2014 she approached and secured the participation of 50 of the world's best wildlife photographers to each donate an image for theRemembering Elephantsbook. Such was the success that the book became the start of a series.Her eight books so far,Remembering Elephants,Remembering Rhinos,Remembering Great Apes, Remembering Lions, Remembering Cheetahs, Remembering African Wild Dogs,Remembering BearsandRemembering Leopardshave so far raised more than £1.15m GBP ($1.5 million USD) for conservation projects as well as raising much-needed awareness of the issues facing wildlife.Remembering Tigerswill be launched both live at the Royal Geographical Society and also online this year on Wednesday 9th October 2024.*In 2023, Margot was awarded an MBE for services to International Wildlife Conservation.

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<P>As part of the launch of the much-anticipated <A HREF="https://rememberingwildlife.com/remembering-lions/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Remembering Lions</A> charity picture book (the fourth in the <A HREF="http://www.rememberingwildlife.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Remembering Wildlife</A> series), we are holding a special evening about lion conservation and photography at the prestigious Royal Geographical Society in London. <EM>Remembering Lions</EM> aims to be the most beautiful book on the species ever made and as well as a foreword by Jonathan and Angela Scott, will include images by many of the world's top wildlife photographers including Greg du Toit, Marsel van Oosten, David Lloyd, Art Wolfe and Frans Lanting. </P>
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<P><EM>Remembering Lions, cover photo by Federico Veronesi</EM></P>
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<P>The fundraising event will be introduced by our founder Margot Raggett and as well as a presentation of the images from the book, will include talks by <A HREF="https://www.bigcatpeople.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jonathan & Angela Scott</A>, aka 'The Big Cat People' and <A HREF="http://www.softfootalliance.org" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Brent Stapelkamp" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Brent Stapelkamp</A>. It will also include one of our now legendary book signing events during the interval.</P>
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<P><EM><SPAN CLASS="regular">Jonathan and Angela are </SPAN><SPAN CLASS="regular">award-winning</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="regular"> wildlife photographers and authors who have made their name documenting the lives of lions, leopards and cheetahs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, recording every aspect of their existence in their drawings, <SPAN CLASS="regular">photographs</SPAN>, and wildlife television programmes</SPAN></EM></P>
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<P><EM>Brent Stapelkamp was the researcher in charge of tracking Cecil the lion’s GPS collar data and the man who blew the whistle on the illegal hunt by Walter Palmer in 2015. He became the focus for the world media’s attention and will recall those days after the hunt during his talk</EM></P>
<P>The evening will culminate in an auction of some of the images from the book, as well as a few other unique items, including a new, original lion oil painting by award-winning wildlife artist <A HREF="https://www.karenlaurence-rowe.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Karen Laurence-Rowe</A>, generously painted especially for our project and a bronze lion sculpture by award-winning artist <A HREF="https://www.simonmaxbannister.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Simon Max Bannister </A>. The books themselves will also be on sale on the night with some of the photographers available to sign them during the interval. ALL profits from the evening will go to lion conservation in Africa. So far, the first three books in our series have raised more than £460,000 for conservation projects. </P>
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<P><IMG ALT="Remembering Wildlife Founder Margot Raggett" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/18494457/dsc204028129.jpg"></P>
<P><EM>Our Founder Margot Raggett compering the evening at the Remembering Great Apes event at the Royal Geographical Society in October 2018</EM></P>
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<P><EM>Remembering Great Apes book signing at the Royal Geographical Society in October 2018<BR></EM></P>
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<P><EM>Remembering Great Apes VIP drinks reception prior to the main event in October 2018</EM></P>
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<P><STRONG>VIP drinks reception 18.00-19.00. Main event starts 19.15 with one interval for a book signing.</STRONG></P>
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<P>**<SPAN>We are pleased to say we have negotiated preferential rates at the nearby Strathmore Hotel for anyone attending our event of £128 for a single and £140 for a double room including breakfast. Email <SPAN>strathmore.reservations@grangehotels.com and say you are at the Royal Geographical Society 'Remembering Lions' event on 17th October to make a reservation. First come first served.**</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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