by admin | 23 Jun, 2019 | Uncategorized
My Return to Kenya Hello, I’m Ellie Sutton. I was born and raised in Scotland and I’m proud of it! But, in truth part of my heart will always lie in Kenya. I’m here now for the third time, re-living fond memories from my childhood thanks to an...
by admin | 31 May, 2016 | Uncategorized
Had I been asked to look forward a year ago, living in the Kenyan bush with a supermodel, her family and the crew of Glamour US magazine is not the answer I’d have given. But that’s exactly how, in the middle of wild Samburu, an adrenaline fuelled, action packed, calm...
by admin | 22 Mar, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’re very excited and proud to announce that our leopard-lady, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, will soon be sharing some of our best stories from Samburu in theatres across the UK! Starting on April 12th and running until May 3rd 2016, her talks will be a delightful mixture...
by admin | 13 Jan, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nick Nichols – Samburu’s 1000 strong elephants roam freely throughout the Northern Rangelands The Save the Elephants team in Samburu can individually recognise about 1000 elephants, and have been monitoring them closely since 1997. For ease of reference each family is...
by admin | 26 Oct, 2015 | Uncategorized
We went into a state of frenzy. We threw down utensils we were clutching. Paint went splattering; crayons were thrown across the tent, which was left wide open as an open invitation to inquisitive monkeys, who thankfully did not notice our absence. Shoes were grabbed...
by admin | 2 Sep, 2015 | Uncategorized
© Frank Pope. Rommel in full musth. The more you watch elephants, the more you slip into their mind-scape and begin to see the world through their eyes. Most of what I know about them I learnt by osmosis growing up amongst them while my parents did their research in...
by roshni | 25 Aug, 2015 | Uncategorized
We’re delighted to announce that the new 12 part BBC series – This Wild Life – starring our amazing teams at Elephant Watch Camp and Save the Elephants, has hit TV screens across Europe and will soon be in the UK! It’s already been showing to great...
by admin | 25 Jun, 2015 | Uncategorized
CONFIT DE CANARD – DELICIOUS DUCK DISH Easy steps on how to prepare a roasted duck in your kitchen: Step one remove all of the skin from the duck. Cut up the duck into 8 pieces and reserve. Put the skin in a pot on a very low flame to render the fat out of the...
by admin | 5 Jun, 2015 | Uncategorized
The much anticipated ‘This Wild Life’ has hit TV screens in Norway. The ten part BBC series starring Saba Douglas-Hamilton, daughter of well known elephant conservationists, Iain and Oria, gives a glimpse of the exciting life and conservation work in the...
by admin | 12 May, 2015 | Uncategorized
IT WAS JUST ANOTHER WONDERFUL WEEK IN KENYA! Dear Friends and Family, It has been quite a month, but with the coming of the rains everything changed. Within days the dry earth turned into a carpet of green grass, wild flowers adorned the bushes and shrubs, and just as...
