Tag Archives: poaching

Satao – the enigma

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Mark Deeble

Alive, Satao was almost unknown; dead, he became legend. How did it happen? A year ago, Satao fell to a poacher’s poisoned arrow in a remote corner of Tsavo East National Park. When news of his death became known … Continue reading →

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Satao – one year on

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Mark Deeble

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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Satao – the legacy

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Mark Deeble

It’s been months since I was in the ‘hot-box’. The unseasonal rain that scattered Tsavo’s elephants has passed and we have seen the return of the dry season winds. In the past few weeks, they’ve wicked the moisture from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tsavo | Tagged Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Deeble and Stone, elephants, Kenya, poaching, Satao, Tsavo, tusker | 28 Comments

Another place, another bull

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Mark Deeble

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 →

Posted in Tsavo, Uncategorized | Tagged Deeble and Stone, elephants, ivory, Kenya, Kenya Wildlife Service, KWS, Mountain Bull, poaching, Save the Elephants, Tsavo, tusker | 25 Comments

Satao – a legend

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Mark Deeble

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Deeble and Stone, elephants, ivory, KWS, poaching, Satao, Tsavo, Tsavo Trust, tusker | 178 Comments

Adopted by an elephant

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Mark Deeble

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 →

Posted in Tsavo | Tagged African wildlife, bull elephant, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Deeble and Stone, elephant, elephant orphanage, elephants, ivory, Kenya, poaching, Tsavo, wildlife filmmaking | 24 Comments

Haunted by a photograph

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Mark Deeble

I came across a photograph recently that, every time I see it, causes an involuntary intake of breath, followed by a silent ‘wow!’. The first time it happened was twenty five years ago when I came across Peter … Continue reading →

Posted in Tsavo | Tagged 756, African wildlife, Barbara McKnight, Deeble and Stone, drought, elephants, Kenya, Peter Beard, poaching, The End of the Game, Tsavo, wildlife filmmaking | 25 Comments

Satao: last of the great tuskers

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Mark Deeble

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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The sweet smell of petrichor

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Mark Deeble

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 →

Posted in Tsavo | Tagged African wildlife, biodiversity, elephants, ivory, Kenya, odour, petrichor, poaching, scent, smell, Tsavo, wildlife filmmaking | 37 Comments

A most beautiful elephant

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Mark Deeble

In a meeting recently in London, I described a particular elephant as, “the most beautiful I’d ever seen” and when questioned further, added that she was “elegant”. I surprised myself. There were a few smiles around the table and the … Continue reading →

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	Kiern Pettican on Alan Root
	Hiram Astin on Satao – a legend
	Jack Siler on Alan Root
	Jack Siler on Alan Root
	Kiern Pettican on Alan Root