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Elephant SOS

Episode 3 of 10

Series following a family who moved to Kenya to run a safari camp. As a rogue flash flood strikes, Saba races to protect the camp and the animals.

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.

The family's first few weeks running a safari camp in a rugged outpost on northern Kenya's frontier have been a rollercoaster ride. Now the real test begins. The rainy season hits Samburu National Reserve. As a rogue flash flood strikes, Saba races to protect the camp and the animals. In the reserve, a mother elephant and her young calf are in trouble.

28 minutes

Credits

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

Broadcasts

  • Mon 7 Sep 2015 19:00
  • Tue 22 Dec 2015 08:20
  • Wed 26 Jul 2017 15:00
  • Wed 31 Jan 2018 14:00
  • Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:45
  • Wed 3 Apr 2019 14:00
  • Wed 3 Apr 2019 14:45
  • Wed 11 Oct 2023 15:45
  • Sat 14 Dec 2024 11:30
  • Tomorrow 10:15

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

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

Saba Douglas-Hamilton writes for the BBC Love TV Blog.

Saba & Frank

Saba & Frank

The family devoted to saving elephants in Kenya.

Things that go bump in the night

Things that go bump in the night

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