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Baby Elephant Rescue

Episode 4 of 10

Series following a family who moved to Kenya to run a safari camp. Saba and the elephant rescue team race to save the life of a recently orphaned calf.

Wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton, together with her husband Frank and their three young children, move to the romantic Samburu National Reserve in Kenya to run a safari camp for the first time. But life out there isn't easy. There are monkeys in the kitchen, floods threatening the camp and, with no fences to keep out the wildlife, elephants are regular house guests. This series follows their ups and downs as the family struggles to keep guests, elephants, lions and even crocodiles smiling.

Wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton and the elephant rescue team race to save the life of a recently orphaned calf. The baby elephant is flown to an elephant orphanage in Nairobi. But with a terror threat on the Kenya's east coast, the family's safari camp is in crisis. Saba must work to save the business and do all she can to try to protect Samburu's trusting elephants.

29 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Oct 2023 15:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Saba Douglas-Hamilton
Participant Frank Pope
Narrator Julian Rhind-Tutt
Series Producer Susanna Handslip
Executive Producer Ted Oakes

Broadcasts

Presenter's blog post: 'The more you watch elephants, the more you see the world through their eyes'

Saba Douglas-Hamilton writes for the 大象传媒 Love TV Blog.

Saba & Frank

The family devoted to saving elephants in Kenya.

Things that go bump in the night

Cameraman Max Hug Williams is rudely awakened by the roof of his tent being crushed.