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Satao – one year on
Recently, I flew to find Satao’s remains. The anniversary of his death was approaching and I felt compelled to visit. Besides, I rationalised, I was curious to see to what extent the nutrient overload had killed the vegetation, and … Continue reading
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Tagged biodiversity, Deeble and Stone, elephants, Great Elephant Census, Kenya, poaching, Satao, The Elephant Movie, Tsavo, tusk, tusker, wildlife filmmaking
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The Elephant Movie – the beginning
Together with a small team, we are making a film about elephants. It will have taken over five years by the time we finish – but the research phase will have taken almost thirty. The idea has arisen … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Root, biodiversity, Deeble and Stone, elephants, Kenya, The Elephant Movie, Tsavo, wildlife feature film, wildlife filmmaking
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Elephants – why bother?
A few months ago, at a dinner in New York, an aquaintance got into a conversation where a guest asked, “Why all the fuss about elephants – they mean nothing to me personally. Why should I bother whether … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, African wildlife, biodiversity, conservation, Deeble and Stone, ecosystem, elephant, elephants, Kenya, The Queen of Trees, Tsavo, wildlife, wildlife filmmaking
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The butterfly and the elephant
Yesterday, in Tsavo, a topi ran across the track in front of me. I smiled, as it suddenly felt like a day in which anything might happen. The topi is an antelope I’d never seen before in Tsavo. I’d … Continue reading
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Tagged African wildlife, biodiversity, butterfly, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, ecology, elephant, Kenya, migration, naturalist, Tsavo, wet season, 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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Here today, gone tomorrow
It was late in the day as I drove up to a waterhole. I’d been away from camp for a day or two and had planned a couple of hours in the shade of a henna bush, as the sun … Continue reading
A new year in Tsavo
We returned to Tsavo, at the beginning of the year, to a park deep in grass. At times, it is so high that we can only see the backs of the elephants. In this sea of green, buffalo can disappear … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, African wildlife, Asher Jay, baby elephants, biodiversity, elephants, ivory, Kenya, poaching, Tsavo, wildlife filmmaking
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