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Satao – the enigma
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
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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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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