Photographer's Haunting Images Warn of Wildlife's Vanishing Future

In October 2025, wildlife photographer Margot Raggett is sounding the alarm on the rapid decline of animal populations around the world. Over the past decade, Raggett has raised £1.2 million for conservation efforts through her Remembering Wildlife series, an annual picture book featuring images from top nature photographers. However, she now feels "nervous about the future" as global efforts to tackle the climate crisis have stalled.

Raggett's latest release, titled "Ten Years of Remembering Wildlife," includes original and altered images of animals like polar bears, cheetahs, and pangolins being "scrubbed out" of their natural habitats. These provocative visuals are intended to give a glimpse of a future where these landscapes could be devoid of wild creatures. "The rate of wildlife decline is so rapid across the world and there's a lot of work to be done to reverse it," Raggett warns.

Closer to home, Raggett is also concerned about the UK government's plans to build 1.5 million homes by the end of its first term. Ministers have instructed the Environment Agency to approve planning applications with minimal resistance, a move that has dismayed environmental campaigners. Raggett calls for a "massive pause" on these "short-sighted" housebuilding plans, arguing that there are enough brownfield sites that should be redeveloped before losing more countryside. "We've lost so much already," she says.