Elephant in the Bedroom

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0:00:03 > 0:00:05In the heart of Africa,

0:00:05 > 0:00:08a young family is heading for an epic adventure.

0:00:09 > 0:00:12They're moving with their three children to a remote

0:00:12 > 0:00:13Kenyan wilderness.

0:00:15 > 0:00:18Mum Saba is here to run a safari camp.

0:00:18 > 0:00:21Welcome.

0:00:21 > 0:00:24While dad Frank is helping to protect elephants.

0:00:24 > 0:00:26Collar's almost on, now the scary bit.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31But raising a family and running a business in the bush

0:00:31 > 0:00:33is going to be a massive challenge.

0:00:35 > 0:00:37There are monkeys in the kitchen...

0:00:37 > 0:00:39Oh, you monkeys. I'm going to kill you!

0:00:40 > 0:00:42..floods threatening the camp...

0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's looking like it's going to be a mega storm.

0:00:44 > 0:00:45..medical emergencies...

0:00:45 > 0:00:48It's bad and it needs urgent action.

0:00:48 > 0:00:50..and wildlife in need of help.

0:00:50 > 0:00:52My heart really is in my mouth.

0:00:52 > 0:00:54It's going to be a huge gamble.

0:00:54 > 0:00:58Will the business survive Saba's first season in charge?

0:00:58 > 0:01:00Oh, my God.

0:01:03 > 0:01:05In this programme, things get off to a rocky start

0:01:05 > 0:01:08when guests arrive early.

0:01:08 > 0:01:11This is the apple supply for the whole week, four apples.

0:01:11 > 0:01:14What am I going to do with four apples?

0:01:14 > 0:01:17And an elephant emergency pushes everyone to their limits.

0:01:20 > 0:01:25Has the family got what it takes to survive their new Wild Life?

0:01:32 > 0:01:35It's early morning at the safari camp,

0:01:35 > 0:01:38and the family's getting a wake-up call with a difference.

0:01:41 > 0:01:43How am I expected to go to sleep

0:01:43 > 0:01:46with an elephant a metre away from my head?

0:01:48 > 0:01:51This is a six-tonne bull elephant.

0:01:51 > 0:01:54He's been drawn into camp looking for food.

0:01:58 > 0:02:02Five-year-old Selkie and the two-year-old twins, Mayian and Luna,

0:02:02 > 0:02:04have a lot to learn about elephants.

0:02:06 > 0:02:07Shhh!

0:02:09 > 0:02:13If this big male gets angry, it could become a risky situation.

0:02:18 > 0:02:20He can't come in, darling.

0:02:23 > 0:02:26For Frank, this kind of wake-up call is still a novelty.

0:02:26 > 0:02:30It doesn't half give you a shock when you wake up and I'm lying here

0:02:30 > 0:02:33and I look up and there's a tusk in my face.

0:02:33 > 0:02:35Her family may have some adjusting to do,

0:02:35 > 0:02:39but for Saba, living this close to wildlife is second nature.

0:02:43 > 0:02:46She grew up in Kenya,

0:02:46 > 0:02:49learning about the bush with her father, an elephant scientist.

0:02:49 > 0:02:53The whole family has a passion for elephants.

0:02:53 > 0:02:55They've dedicated their lives to protecting them.

0:02:59 > 0:03:01This is becoming ridiculous.

0:03:03 > 0:03:06No-one can leave the bedroom until the elephant goes,

0:03:06 > 0:03:08but Saba has a job to do.

0:03:09 > 0:03:12As excuses go for not being able to go to work in the morning,

0:03:12 > 0:03:14this is a pretty good one.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20The camp opens for business in just one week.

0:03:20 > 0:03:24There's a huge amount to do to get it ready in time.

0:03:27 > 0:03:31Thankfully, the elephant is moving on and Saba can get to work.

0:03:33 > 0:03:37The camp was set up by her mother 13 years ago.

0:03:37 > 0:03:40Now, she's taking it over for the first time.

0:03:40 > 0:03:43I've never run a business before, so this is going to be hugely

0:03:43 > 0:03:45challenging and also a little bit scary.

0:03:46 > 0:03:50The camp takes 12 guests in six bespoke tents

0:03:50 > 0:03:53and employs a workforce of 30 local people.

0:03:53 > 0:03:56Despite the remote location, guests expect luxury.

0:03:56 > 0:03:59Standards are high, but logistics are tricky.

0:04:00 > 0:04:02Saba's not expecting guests for a week,

0:04:02 > 0:04:06but in this business, you have to be ready for anything.

0:04:06 > 0:04:09I've just had a phone call saying that we've got some guests who want

0:04:09 > 0:04:10to come in this weekend.

0:04:10 > 0:04:13The problem is that... Haven't got enough tents.

0:04:14 > 0:04:18It takes a day to turn each tent into a luxury bedroom.

0:04:18 > 0:04:20She's just got ten hours before her guests arrive,

0:04:20 > 0:04:22so it's all hands on deck.

0:04:26 > 0:04:29Were having to move all the beds around, because the ones I've taken

0:04:29 > 0:04:32down are our twin beds, our twin tents,

0:04:32 > 0:04:34and the others are all these doubles.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40OK, let's get it up, can you reach?

0:04:40 > 0:04:42OK, Come on, then, up you go.

0:04:43 > 0:04:46For the camp to be a financial success, Saba needs a regular

0:04:46 > 0:04:51flow of guests, but she's taken over at the worst possible time.

0:04:52 > 0:04:56It's been a tough time with four years of financial crisis, so people

0:04:56 > 0:05:00aren't really coming out on holiday to Africa very much, at the moment,

0:05:00 > 0:05:05which is why we have to make use of every opportunity that comes our way.

0:05:05 > 0:05:07I can't quite get it there. Ah!

0:05:09 > 0:05:14As well as top class accommodation, guests also expect gourmet dining.

0:05:16 > 0:05:19Not so easy to achieve when you're in the wilderness.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29But in this department, luck is on Saba's side.

0:05:30 > 0:05:34The weekly food delivery truck is due today.

0:05:34 > 0:05:38It's the camp's lifeline, but it's a six-hour round trip,

0:05:38 > 0:05:42so if they forget the eggs, it's just too bad.

0:05:45 > 0:05:47Hey, they're here.

0:05:47 > 0:05:50Hey, look, the vegetables have arrived, everyone.

0:05:54 > 0:05:56This is where we get all of our food from.

0:05:56 > 0:05:58This is the main bulk of our supply.

0:06:01 > 0:06:05Fresh food doesn't last long in the heat.

0:06:05 > 0:06:07No, but it's just in time because we're literally down to our last

0:06:07 > 0:06:11carrot and last mouldy tomato, so...

0:06:11 > 0:06:16SHE SPEAKS SWAHILI

0:06:19 > 0:06:20But there's a problem.

0:06:23 > 0:06:25The meat and dairy products are missing,

0:06:25 > 0:06:27and there's no fresh fruit, either.

0:06:27 > 0:06:30They forgot them all in the fridge? So they haven't brought them.

0:06:30 > 0:06:34There's just... I mean, look, this is now all that they've brought.

0:06:35 > 0:06:38This is our apple supply for the whole week.

0:06:38 > 0:06:42Four apples. What am I going to do with four apples?

0:06:42 > 0:06:44Five oranges.

0:06:49 > 0:06:54No food, no tents ready and guests arriving this evening.

0:06:54 > 0:06:56Saba's dream is fast turning into a nightmare.

0:07:01 > 0:07:04Saba's facing the tough realities of running a business

0:07:04 > 0:07:06in a remote location.

0:07:08 > 0:07:12Samburu National Reserve is part of an unfenced wilderness

0:07:12 > 0:07:15in northern Kenya that stretches for hundreds of miles

0:07:15 > 0:07:17in every direction.

0:07:21 > 0:07:24It's home to the big names of African wildlife.

0:07:31 > 0:07:33But it's the elephants that are the real stars.

0:07:42 > 0:07:46Over 900 of them pass through the reserve every year.

0:07:52 > 0:07:55Frank's new job is working with Save the Elephants,

0:07:55 > 0:07:57a charity devoted to just that.

0:07:59 > 0:08:01I tell you something, Samburu is a long,

0:08:01 > 0:08:03long way from where I came from.

0:08:05 > 0:08:10I grew up right in the middle of England in Oxford.

0:08:10 > 0:08:14You know, Saba and I, we've always wanted to use this

0:08:14 > 0:08:18time in our lives to go and have an adventure together with our kids

0:08:18 > 0:08:22and be somewhere remote and wild, and there's nowhere more beautiful

0:08:22 > 0:08:27and there's also a cause here that's more pressing than almost any other.

0:08:30 > 0:08:34Frank has joined the charity to help fight the growing threat

0:08:34 > 0:08:37facing elephants from the illegal ivory trade.

0:08:41 > 0:08:46This area has been really badly hit in the past,

0:08:46 > 0:08:51by this surge of poaching that's gone across Africa

0:08:51 > 0:08:53between 2010 and 2012.

0:08:53 > 0:08:58Africa lost over 100,000 elephants just in those three years.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04Last year, 15 elephants were killed in this area,

0:09:04 > 0:09:06so Frank's set himself a huge challenge.

0:09:09 > 0:09:12What I'd really love to see, is that this year

0:09:12 > 0:09:15we have no more elephants killed in Samburu.

0:09:21 > 0:09:24His first task is to scour the reserve in search of

0:09:24 > 0:09:26one very important elephant.

0:09:32 > 0:09:35At 30, Wendy is young to be leading a herd.

0:09:35 > 0:09:40All her adult relatives have been wiped out by ivory poachers.

0:09:42 > 0:09:47As the oldest remaining elephant, she's now in charge of a rag-tag

0:09:47 > 0:09:49herd of orphan youngsters.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52The team has fitted a tracking device around her neck

0:09:52 > 0:09:54to keep an eye on this young family.

0:09:56 > 0:09:59But the battery on the device is running out

0:09:59 > 0:10:01and the signal is getting weaker.

0:10:01 > 0:10:03Frank has got to find her and change it

0:10:03 > 0:10:05before the signal dies completely.

0:10:08 > 0:10:11With 100 square miles to search, it'll be a long day.

0:10:19 > 0:10:21Saba's day is also going to be a long one.

0:10:21 > 0:10:24With no food to feed her guests, she has to hit the trail on an

0:10:24 > 0:10:27exhausting round trip to the nearest shops.

0:10:27 > 0:10:29It'll take most of the day.

0:10:31 > 0:10:34It's such a bone-rattling road. I hate doing this drive.

0:10:36 > 0:10:40Running a safari camp in this remote location is going to be expensive.

0:10:44 > 0:10:47No, this has to work because otherwise we're going to be

0:10:47 > 0:10:48seriously out of pocket.

0:10:52 > 0:10:53SHE SPEAKS SWAHILI

0:10:58 > 0:11:01The camp relies on Mama Karimi's grocery store

0:11:01 > 0:11:03for its fresh supplies.

0:11:05 > 0:11:09She's a very astute businesswoman who has this lovely veggie shop

0:11:09 > 0:11:11and also does deliveries.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14So, anyway, I hope we can sort that out today.

0:11:14 > 0:11:17You know, we've been having problems with our vegetable supplies.

0:11:17 > 0:11:19For the last three months.

0:11:19 > 0:11:22Sometimes they leave things behind in the fridge and then sometimes

0:11:22 > 0:11:26I've given a long order and they've brought me broccoli only.

0:11:27 > 0:11:30And I've got all these clients who are coming in camp and I'm saying,

0:11:30 > 0:11:32"Well, where are my other vegetables?"

0:11:32 > 0:11:34And they're like, "Ah, well, you know."

0:11:35 > 0:11:39The scale of what she's taken on is starting to hit home.

0:11:39 > 0:11:45I just feel like sometimes, you know, we have to put so much

0:11:45 > 0:11:52money in right now and I just don't know that we're going to get it back.

0:11:52 > 0:11:56That's my deep, dark fear that keeps me awake at night.

0:11:56 > 0:11:58But there's no time to dwell on the expense.

0:11:58 > 0:12:02The guests arrive in just three hours and the chef needs supplies.

0:12:09 > 0:12:12The reason people are drawn to Samburu is

0:12:12 > 0:12:15the experience of getting close to wild animals.

0:12:16 > 0:12:18There are no fences in camp,

0:12:18 > 0:12:21and meeting the wrong animal at the wrong time

0:12:21 > 0:12:23could be dangerous.

0:12:23 > 0:12:27So Saba needs security for her guests and her family.

0:12:31 > 0:12:35Mporian is a warrior from the local Samburu community.

0:12:47 > 0:12:52Mporian comes to work armed with a machete, a spear and a slingshot.

0:12:55 > 0:12:58He has an intimate knowledge of animal behaviour

0:12:58 > 0:13:02and a particular expertise with looking after cheeky monkeys.

0:13:09 > 0:13:12The river is full of crocodiles,

0:13:12 > 0:13:16but the girls will be safe with Mporian around.

0:13:52 > 0:13:57The tents are almost ready and Saba's made it back with the food.

0:13:57 > 0:13:59Time to sort the menus.

0:13:59 > 0:14:02For the dinner, let's do the fish. Let's use the fish up.

0:14:02 > 0:14:07Cheese souffle, toasted bread, fish curry, coconut rice. Hello, monsters.

0:14:07 > 0:14:12- Hello, monsters.- Hello, Mama.

0:14:12 > 0:14:16I'm beginning to feel a little bit more in control

0:14:16 > 0:14:20and, you know, where the systems are beginning to work,

0:14:20 > 0:14:23so I think we're going to start seeing results.

0:14:23 > 0:14:24Mummy?

0:14:27 > 0:14:30There's just half an hour before the guests arrive.

0:14:30 > 0:14:32For Saba, things are beginning to look up,

0:14:32 > 0:14:35which is more than can be said for husband Frank.

0:14:36 > 0:14:38He's still looking for Wendy

0:14:38 > 0:14:41to change the batteries on her tracking device.

0:14:41 > 0:14:45He can't find her on the ground, so he'll have to take to the air.

0:14:47 > 0:14:50Fortunately, Saba's dad Iain is here to lend a hand.

0:14:52 > 0:14:55Iain Douglas-Hamilton is one of the foremost elephant

0:14:55 > 0:14:57experts in the world.

0:14:59 > 0:15:02He's also one of the best bush pilots around.

0:15:07 > 0:15:11From the air, there's no-one that knows Samburu better.

0:15:17 > 0:15:21- Have you got that range map that Gilbert prepared?- Yeah, absolutely.

0:15:23 > 0:15:25They've got to pick up the signal

0:15:25 > 0:15:28from Wendy's tracking device before it dies completely.

0:15:31 > 0:15:36- OK, so, this is the park area here. - Right, OK.

0:15:36 > 0:15:38And then she goes up the Ewaso river.

0:15:39 > 0:15:41This should be the right location.

0:15:42 > 0:15:44Slowly homing in on this signal,

0:15:44 > 0:15:49consistently getting a strong signal from this bend in the river, here.

0:15:49 > 0:15:50But there's no sign of Wendy.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00It just goes to show that an elephant might be huge,

0:16:00 > 0:16:02but it's sometimes difficult to spot.

0:16:02 > 0:16:06Fortunately, Iain's had a lifetime of experience spotting elephants.

0:16:07 > 0:16:09Look on the left.

0:16:09 > 0:16:14Oh, my God, it's a herd of 40 elephants.

0:16:14 > 0:16:16How could we not have seen these?

0:16:19 > 0:16:24And here she is. Right down here, there's Wendy with her little collar

0:16:24 > 0:16:28sitting right in the middle of the herd surrounded by all the others.

0:16:28 > 0:16:31So that's great. Now we can get into action and get in there

0:16:31 > 0:16:33and replace that collar.

0:16:35 > 0:16:40Success, but now Frank faces an even bigger challenge...

0:16:40 > 0:16:42To get the collar around Wendy's neck.

0:16:47 > 0:16:49Saba's guests have arrived at the airstrip.

0:16:53 > 0:16:56At the camp, the rooms are getting their finishing touches.

0:16:59 > 0:17:03But the guests aren't the only ones that like the complimentary snacks.

0:17:08 > 0:17:11Black-faced vervet monkeys are too clever by half.

0:17:13 > 0:17:15They even have a look-out.

0:17:17 > 0:17:18Shoo!

0:17:19 > 0:17:21- Get!- Argh!

0:17:22 > 0:17:25Oh, you monkeys. I'm going to kill you!

0:17:25 > 0:17:28I think people think I'm a bit psychotic, because...

0:17:28 > 0:17:30Especially the staff.

0:17:30 > 0:17:33They hear me swearing my head off and racing around baring my teeth

0:17:33 > 0:17:36and snarling, going after the monkeys.

0:17:36 > 0:17:40Because I'm trying to use, you know, body language that the monkeys

0:17:40 > 0:17:42will understand.

0:17:42 > 0:17:44So, if you want to show a monkey that you're dominant,

0:17:44 > 0:17:46you have to go like this...

0:17:46 > 0:17:48You have to stare at him and you can't blink,

0:17:48 > 0:17:52which is quite hard and then, eventually, they look away

0:17:52 > 0:17:54and then you know that you've won.

0:17:58 > 0:18:00Saba's team is back from the airstrip.

0:18:00 > 0:18:04Everything is done, ready, time to go.

0:18:04 > 0:18:06Welcome!

0:18:08 > 0:18:11She's managed to overcome today's crises

0:18:11 > 0:18:13to welcome her first paying guests.

0:18:17 > 0:18:21Out in the reserve, they're ready to fit Wendy's tracking device.

0:18:23 > 0:18:27There's a team of 12 on location, led by Save the Elephants'

0:18:27 > 0:18:30Head of Field Research, David Daballen.

0:18:30 > 0:18:34Such an important elephant, because Wendy has a whole bunch of

0:18:34 > 0:18:38orphan calves that are actually depending on her.

0:18:38 > 0:18:41So what will be involved in today's operation, is, actually,

0:18:41 > 0:18:45making sure that the vet is there, the animal is at the right place,

0:18:45 > 0:18:48at the right time, and all the equipment,

0:18:48 > 0:18:52everything is in the right place, so it's huge logistics.

0:18:52 > 0:18:55Huge logistics for a huge animal.

0:18:55 > 0:18:59This is no ordinary battery change.

0:18:59 > 0:19:02Saba is an elephant expert in her own right.

0:19:02 > 0:19:04With her guests settled in camp,

0:19:04 > 0:19:07she can play her part in keeping everyone safe.

0:19:07 > 0:19:09Oh, this could be tricky.

0:19:10 > 0:19:13The security of the animal is paramount

0:19:13 > 0:19:16and we have to make sure, also, that our team is not compromised.

0:19:17 > 0:19:22My job in this exercise is to protect the team.

0:19:23 > 0:19:25And that's no mean feat.

0:19:25 > 0:19:28She has to put herself between the team and the herd.

0:19:28 > 0:19:31I don't know. I always get given this job, for some reason.

0:19:31 > 0:19:33Maybe somebody's trying to get rid of me.

0:19:34 > 0:19:37Time to get into position.

0:19:37 > 0:19:39Could everyone just listen on the radio?

0:19:39 > 0:19:42So, Saba, if you could pass where I am, just more west,

0:19:42 > 0:19:44that would be good.

0:19:46 > 0:19:48OK, the female's right here.

0:19:48 > 0:19:50There is the tracking device.

0:19:52 > 0:19:54Got her in sight.

0:19:54 > 0:19:57OK, we're just going to put the dart in any time.

0:19:57 > 0:20:02The vet, Matthew Mutinda, is standing by with the tranquiliser.

0:20:06 > 0:20:08Dart's in, 10.45.

0:20:10 > 0:20:14It'll be a few minutes before Wendy goes to sleep.

0:20:14 > 0:20:16So this is a good situation.

0:20:16 > 0:20:20She's not too panicked, she hasn't given alarm calls,

0:20:20 > 0:20:23so the rest of the family are relatively secure.

0:20:23 > 0:20:25She can't quite figure out what's happened to her.

0:20:25 > 0:20:30She's been stung by something that really hurt, but she's OK.

0:20:31 > 0:20:34This is where it's really important to stay quiet

0:20:34 > 0:20:38and not give her any reason to feel under threat from us.

0:20:40 > 0:20:42Attaching the tracking device is vital.

0:20:42 > 0:20:45If the team knows where Wendy is,

0:20:45 > 0:20:47they can stay one step ahead of the poachers.

0:20:47 > 0:20:50So what's going to happen now is, David's actually going to go in,

0:20:50 > 0:20:53because we're about five minutes into the drug taking effect

0:20:53 > 0:20:56and normally it takes about eight minutes.

0:20:56 > 0:21:00As soon as she starts getting woozy, which is happening now...

0:21:00 > 0:21:02Look, she's going to go down any minute.

0:21:02 > 0:21:04And there's something else to worry about.

0:21:04 > 0:21:06Where's the baby?

0:21:06 > 0:21:09David and Saba will have to temporarily separate

0:21:09 > 0:21:11Wendy from her baby.

0:21:11 > 0:21:14The danger with the baby is that it'll stay close and interfere

0:21:14 > 0:21:16and get very upset.

0:21:16 > 0:21:18The other thing that can happen is

0:21:18 > 0:21:20the mother can actually fall over on top of the baby,

0:21:20 > 0:21:23so if we can just shoo her away, it's a lot better.

0:21:23 > 0:21:27- I'm going to come a bit closer.- Yep, sure.

0:21:27 > 0:21:30David makes his move to split up Wendy and her calf.

0:21:38 > 0:21:40I have to be careful because she's going to go down

0:21:40 > 0:21:43and I can't get too close.

0:21:43 > 0:21:47They've isolated her from the others. She should go down any minute now.

0:21:49 > 0:21:52She's not going in a good position.

0:21:52 > 0:21:54Done it, quick, quick, quick!

0:21:54 > 0:21:55We need to push. Just get in.

0:21:57 > 0:22:00David has to get Wendy onto her side so she can breathe easily.

0:22:03 > 0:22:09Then it's off with the old collar. And Saba gets to work.

0:22:09 > 0:22:12And thing is, I've got these females here.

0:22:12 > 0:22:17I can't let them see her. We need another car blocking.

0:22:47 > 0:22:49It's just these poor elephants, you know,

0:22:49 > 0:22:52I can understand they're a very tight group, they're all around

0:22:52 > 0:22:56and we've just got to make damn sure that we keep them away from

0:22:56 > 0:23:00the team because we need to get this collar on as quickly as possible.

0:23:00 > 0:23:02OK, it's good, it's good.

0:23:07 > 0:23:09We're about ten minutes in.

0:23:09 > 0:23:10Collar's almost on.

0:23:10 > 0:23:13We've got three of the bolts looking good.

0:23:13 > 0:23:15Just trying to cool the elephant down.

0:23:15 > 0:23:19Team leader David is keeping a careful eye on the time.

0:23:21 > 0:23:24It was tense to start with, but it's fine now.

0:23:24 > 0:23:27The females are trying to defend their mother.

0:23:27 > 0:23:29The last thing they want to see is when she's down like that.

0:23:29 > 0:23:33They associate that with death, because she's not normally down,

0:23:33 > 0:23:34she's the one leading.

0:23:35 > 0:23:40Saba is still busy keeping Wendy out of sight of the other females.

0:23:40 > 0:23:44If they think their leader is dead, they could get aggressive.

0:23:44 > 0:23:47I hate disturbing the elephants, but the thing is,

0:23:47 > 0:23:49that when they're in a tight-knit group like that,

0:23:49 > 0:23:55of course, their immediate reaction is to, ah, rush to the rescue.

0:23:55 > 0:23:58Once again, hammers home how incredible elephants are, that they

0:23:58 > 0:24:02will put themselves, their bodies, in between their families and danger.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09I love them so much. Amazing animals.

0:24:10 > 0:24:11The collar is secure.

0:24:13 > 0:24:17Time to wake up Wendy. This will counteract the effects of the dart.

0:24:18 > 0:24:22The antidote's about to go in and everyone's got to be in the cars

0:24:22 > 0:24:24when the antidote goes in, because it can be quick

0:24:24 > 0:24:28and if it's quick, it can be very, very dangerous.

0:24:28 > 0:24:30OK, antidote in 12.03.

0:24:32 > 0:24:35The whole operation has taken just 12 minutes.

0:24:51 > 0:24:54Well done, David. Well done, team.

0:24:54 > 0:24:56Great job.

0:24:57 > 0:25:01That's perfect, darling, off you go. Phew!

0:25:03 > 0:25:06We should go and make sure that she reunites successfully

0:25:06 > 0:25:08with her baby now.

0:25:15 > 0:25:18Wendy follows her nose back to the safety of the herd...

0:25:25 > 0:25:30..where her baby is desperate to see her.

0:25:40 > 0:25:42Once again, Wendy can be tracked.

0:25:43 > 0:25:47If poachers do come into the reserve, David and the team

0:25:47 > 0:25:49can help keep her and her family safe.

0:26:01 > 0:26:03It's been an incredible day in Samburu.

0:26:04 > 0:26:08Frank's helped protect elephants and against the odds,

0:26:08 > 0:26:11Saba's safari camp has opened for business.

0:26:13 > 0:26:18But she's not finished quite yet. Dinner needs organising.

0:26:19 > 0:26:24Frank and Iain are on baby sitting duty.

0:26:24 > 0:26:27- Mama, Mama, Mama.- Mama's back.

0:26:27 > 0:26:35- CHILDREN:- Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama, Mama.

0:26:35 > 0:26:39- Hi, kiddies, hi, kiddies. - Hello, mama.- Hi.

0:26:39 > 0:26:42I have to go and have a shower quickly and get ready

0:26:42 > 0:26:44because of the guests.

0:26:44 > 0:26:48We're eating at eight o'clock, if you can be ready.

0:26:52 > 0:26:57I've got five minutes to have a shower and then run to the kitchen.

0:26:57 > 0:27:00Saba and Frank dine with the camp guests,

0:27:00 > 0:27:03so looking the part is important, at least for Saba.

0:27:04 > 0:27:06Baby, you're looking so scruffy.

0:27:06 > 0:27:08I know, but I don't have any clothes.

0:27:08 > 0:27:12- I know but you really need to bring clothes.- I know.

0:27:12 > 0:27:14So, if you don't mind just going in to the mess

0:27:14 > 0:27:16and just looking after everyone.

0:27:16 > 0:27:18I'm just going to go quickly into the kitchen just to check

0:27:18 > 0:27:22everything's OK. Next time, bring some trousers. God!

0:27:22 > 0:27:26The guests expect top class dining, even in this remote place.

0:27:28 > 0:27:33But there's a last-minute snag. One of them doesn't like coriander.

0:27:37 > 0:27:40- Yes.- It has got coriander.

0:27:42 > 0:27:44OK.

0:27:46 > 0:27:49This is delicious, Solomon. Delicious soup.

0:27:49 > 0:27:52No matter what anyone says. All right.

0:27:55 > 0:27:58Saba's first paying guests are here and they're happy.

0:27:58 > 0:28:02Their big family adventure has got off to a flying start,

0:28:02 > 0:28:03but this is just the beginning.

0:28:07 > 0:28:08Next time...

0:28:08 > 0:28:11There's a camp full of guests, but a bad smell in the air.

0:28:16 > 0:28:19Saba drops everything to rescue an injured crocodile.

0:28:19 > 0:28:21This is a last desperate attempt.

0:28:25 > 0:28:29And there's a dramatic search in the bush for a lost child.

0:28:29 > 0:28:31It's a very, very serious situation.