Monthly Archives: June 2014
Another place, another bull
I woke to the sound of heavy breathing – and lay still. Next came grass-ripping, followed by the sound of sliding cloth – first loud and rough, then soft and slick. I knew that the grass-ripping would be … Continue reading
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Tagged Deeble and Stone, elephants, ivory, Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, KWS, Mountain Bull, poaching, Save the Elephants, Tsavo, tusker
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Satao – a legend
When I last wrote about Satao, I felt that I couldn’t use his name. I could refer to him only as a ‘magnificent tusker’ or an ‘iconic Tsavo bull’. I feared that naming him would risk revealing where he lived. … Continue reading
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Tagged David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Deeble and Stone, elephants, ivory, KWS, poaching, Satao, Tsavo, Tsavo Trust, tusker
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Adopted by an elephant
Last evening a lion wandered through camp at dusk – just yards from where we were finishing up work for the day. It skirted the fire, and walked calmly down the path, between the tents and out onto the floodplain … Continue reading
