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The story of a tusk – 28KG / VOI RIVER / 30/5/14
The Ivory Burn is about to happen and for days the internet has been full of pictures of the pyres being built, conservationists having their pictures taken with tusks, and heart-felt video pleas. Despite the piles of tusks rising … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Deeble and Stone, elephants, ivory, Kenya Wildlife Service, KUAPO, Salisha Chandra, Save the Elephants, The Elephant Movie, Tsavo
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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: 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 passing of a giant
Recently, we went on a recce for the film. The destination was a distant waterhole. We set off early. It was a typical Tsavo waterhole – seemingly hewn out of ochre. That warm glow seemed reflected in the animals that, … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, African wildlife, arrow, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, elephants, ivory, Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, poaching, poison, Save the Elephants, Tsavo, wildlife filmmaking
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