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Satao: last of the great tuskers
Ever since we started filming in Tsavo we’d looked for a big tusker – but they are elusive. It’s the reason they are still alive. They are also very rare. They are bulls with tusks so large that they can … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, bull, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, elephants, ivory, Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, poaching, Satao, Tsavo, Tsavo Trust, tusker, wildlife filmmaking
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The sweet smell of petrichor
A week ago in Tsavo, we had an unseasonal storm of rain. We’d been flying, doors off, searching for the matriarch that we’d not seen for a while. As the cloud thickened and lowered, and dark skeins of rain descended … Continue reading
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Tagged African wildlife, biodiversity, elephants, ivory, Kenya, odour, petrichor, poaching, scent, smell, Tsavo, wildlife filmmaking
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