0:00:03 > 0:00:04In the heart of Africa,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08a young family is heading for an epic adventure.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11They're moving with their three children
0:00:11 > 0:00:12to the remote Kenyan wilderness.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Mum Saba is here to run a safari camp...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Welcome!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..while dad Frank is helping to protect elephants.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27Collar's almost on. Now the scary bit.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
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.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37There are monkeys in the kitchen...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Oh, you monkeys, I'm going to kill you!
0:00:39 > 0:00:41..floods threatening the camp...
0:00:41 > 0:00:43It's looking like it's going to be a mega-storm.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45..medical emergencies...
0:00:45 > 0:00:47It's bad and it needs urgent action.
0:00:47 > 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 > 0:00:59Can the business survive Saba's first season in charge?
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Oh, my God.
0:01:01 > 0:01:05This time, it's the last week of the season for camp,
0:01:05 > 0:01:09- and elephants are being born across the reserve.- Oh, my God!
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Brunelleschi's waters have broken and we are racing
0:01:13 > 0:01:14to get to her in time.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17But the newborn calves are in trouble.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21The drought means there is little food left in the bush.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Will the rains arrive and save the baby elephants?
0:01:24 > 0:01:27No rain, no life.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30It's not the best time for her to drop this calf,
0:01:30 > 0:01:31but what can you do?
0:01:36 > 0:01:38THUNDER RUMBLES
0:01:38 > 0:01:43After four dry months in Samburu National Reserve,
0:01:43 > 0:01:45the rains are overdue.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48But the elephants are already having their calves.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54A female called Brunelleschi has been reported to be in labour.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59Saba is desperate to fulfil a lifelong dream.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03Brunelleschi's waters have broken and we are racing
0:02:03 > 0:02:04to get to her in time,
0:02:04 > 0:02:07hopefully to see her having her baby,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09which I've never, ever seen in my life.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12So it's immensely exciting and I'm...
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I don't know if we're going to make it.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19We're going towards that little hill on the other side of this river.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21- OVER RADIO:- 'Cross the river,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25'go about 300 metres, turn right, and just go along the river.'
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Save The Elephants' head of field operations David Daballen
0:02:29 > 0:02:31is also racing to the scene.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32I'm driving very fast,
0:02:32 > 0:02:36because it's quite a distance where we're heading.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38How long do you think it's going to take you to get there?
0:02:38 > 0:02:39'Ten minutes.'
0:02:39 > 0:02:42These baby elephants will need all the help they can get
0:02:42 > 0:02:44until the rains arrive.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It's been an absolutely crazy race,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49but I'm about ten minutes away, so I'm just hoping,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52fingers crossed, toes crossed, everything crossed,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54that we're going to get there in time.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58This is a seriously incredible moment
0:02:58 > 0:03:00and it's very rare for elephants to give birth during the day.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02It normally happens at night.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04David is first on the scene,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07but it seems the report was a false alarm.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Whoa! My goodness, what a lot of drama.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Brunelleschi is still very much pregnant.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16There's no sign of broken waters.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Are you sure she wasn't peeing? - I'm sure she was just peeing.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22That's what we were talking about - she must have had a long pee.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24DAVID CHUCKLES
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Elephants carry their young for 22 months -
0:03:32 > 0:03:34the longest pregnancy of any mammal.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39David and Saba don't know exactly when Brunelleschi was mated,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42so predicting her due date is impossible.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45They will keep a close watch over her
0:03:45 > 0:03:48to make sure she and the baby are fine.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50DAVID OVER RADIO:
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Waiting for an elephant to give birth
0:03:57 > 0:03:59is a bit like watching a kettle boil.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00DAVID CHUCKLES
0:04:06 > 0:04:07ENGINE STARTS UP
0:04:09 > 0:04:11As Saba heads back to camp,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13David stays behind.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15He's concerned that Brunelleschi
0:04:15 > 0:04:18is not getting enough to eat in the drought.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Females usually give birth around the rainy season,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59when food is plentiful.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Unless rain arrives soon,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05the newborn calves will struggle to survive.
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Back at camp, Saba is welcoming the last guests of the season.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16..and then I'll show you the bathroom.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The drought means they have to conserve every drop of water.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26Wildlife guide Bernard is making sure there's enough
0:05:26 > 0:05:27for the guests' showers.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Water is an incredibly important resource.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Here it's very arid.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36If the water runs out, then we're in a big problem.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40We have to do everything that we can to reduce our water intake.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41So what you do,
0:05:41 > 0:05:46the way to do this is, you just wet yourself very quickly, like that...
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Saba shows the guests how to save water.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52..do everything you've got to do and then you rinse off again
0:05:52 > 0:05:53with the rest of the bucket.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56We're eco-friendly, close to nature.
0:05:57 > 0:06:03Personally, my point of view is, if you have your clothes on today,
0:06:03 > 0:06:06you can still put them on tomorrow.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09So we do all laundry, but not underwear.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Yeah, we just don't do underwear and you do that by hand there
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- and all the rest you can just put into that laundry bin.- Perfect.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Bernard is taking the guests on safari.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24He's grown up with Samburu's elephants
0:06:24 > 0:06:27and wants everyone to love them like he does.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29When you go out with guests,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33you educate them about these animals
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and how special they are
0:06:35 > 0:06:38and how you can identify each and every one of them.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41They also get interested and they want to learn,
0:06:41 > 0:06:43because it's more special that way.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Other than just going to see a group of elephants
0:06:46 > 0:06:52and you click away your camera, take photos, move on.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55No, that is not how it is supposed to be.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57It's supposed to mean something to you
0:06:57 > 0:07:00and especially now that there's a lot of elephant crises
0:07:00 > 0:07:03all over Africa and everywhere else in the world,
0:07:03 > 0:07:08the few moments you stay with these animals and learn about them
0:07:08 > 0:07:10and how they behave,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13it's more fulfilling that way.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Getting people to connect with elephants
0:07:16 > 0:07:18is what the camp is all about.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Over the last six months,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23things have changed for Saba and the business.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26When I came here, we were having a very slow season.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30It wasn't looking great, but since then, everything's picked up a lot.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Also, we've been putting a lot of effort into marketing.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37You know, social media, which we've dipped our toes into
0:07:37 > 0:07:39for the first time, and it definitely helps raise our profile,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41dabbling in social media.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45We're trying to build up to running this camp at maximum capacity...
0:07:46 > 0:07:50..for every reason. It's good for us financially,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54we need it for conservation reasons, and it's really good for the camp.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57For the family to continue their new life in the bush,
0:07:57 > 0:08:01it's not just the camp that has to be a success.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02THEY GREET EACH OTHER
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Saba's husband Frank came here to protect elephants.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Over the last six months,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10he's realised how important local people are
0:08:10 > 0:08:12in the fight for their future.
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Today, he's meeting the next generation of conservationists.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22We are off to take a group of school kids to meet elephants.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Often, the way they normally meet elephants is on foot,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28when herding goats or walking from place to place
0:08:28 > 0:08:33and those interactions might not be as friendly as we'd like,
0:08:33 > 0:08:38so we'd like to introduce them to elephants, just on friendlier terms.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Daughters Selkie, Mayian and Luna are joining him too.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Are you changing gears or what?
0:08:55 > 0:08:57The people that live around these parts
0:08:57 > 0:09:00are absolutely the most important ones
0:09:00 > 0:09:05when it comes to securing the future for these elephants.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13Without their sympathy and their love for these animals,
0:09:13 > 0:09:16they're doomed, so we've got to do all we can
0:09:16 > 0:09:19to help them know what elephants are really like.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26David grew up in the bush and knows how scary elephants can be.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30He wants the children to understand them better.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34One of the things is to bring them out here
0:09:34 > 0:09:38so that you can actually give them an opportunity for them to change,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40so this is why these kids are here today -
0:09:40 > 0:09:43to actually view these elephants in a different angle.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48- Hi!- Hey.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50How are you?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04How do they defend...? Well,
0:10:04 > 0:10:06it's difficult.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09They mostly defend themselves by hiding
0:10:09 > 0:10:11and by running away.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13But if the poachers get close
0:10:13 > 0:10:15and if the poachers have guns,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18then it's very difficult for the elephant to defend itself.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24So the best defence for elephants - it's you, it's all of you.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28You guys are the ones who have to defend the elephants.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Without you...
0:10:31 > 0:10:33..there won't be any elephants left.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49'For David, all these guys growing up
0:10:49 > 0:10:53'around elephants on foot, that was a different experience.'
0:10:53 > 0:10:55That was much more fear-based
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- and you don't get to... - SHE SLURPS DRINK
0:10:57 > 0:11:03You don't get to casually spend time and observe their behaviour.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04More often than not,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06their interactions with elephants can be
0:11:06 > 0:11:09when they walk through their village at night and so on,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11which can be dangerous
0:11:11 > 0:11:16and when they'll have negative interactions at a scary time.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Some of them thought that this elephant will hit the car,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23some of them thought... They're not sure what will happen.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27They just thought, "Why are we going close?"
0:11:27 > 0:11:29If Frank and David can help these children
0:11:29 > 0:11:33to overcome their fear of elephants, then there's hope for the future.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39It's not just the local communities that are important.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44The thousands of visitors that come to Samburu also play a part.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Bernard has found his guests a baby elephant born just a few days ago.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Let's see them go to the river to drink
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and you'll be able to see the little baby.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07SHE COOS
0:12:07 > 0:12:11The mother of that baby is an old, experienced matriarch.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I think that baby has got a great future in front of him.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Did they just do a high-five with their trunks?
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- I think so.- I think they did.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33They love socialising and they bond
0:12:33 > 0:12:35and these bonds last for a lifetime.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Bernard has given his last guests an experience they'll remember for ever.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46But even though the tourist season is over,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48tomorrow is a big day.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52Samburu will play host to some visitors
0:12:52 > 0:12:56who could determine the future for these elephants.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05It's the last day of the season at Elephant Watch Camp.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Saba and Frank's morning has started early.
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Hello, my baby girl.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Come inside, darling.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Oh, my baby.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17SHE SQUEALS HAPPILY
0:13:20 > 0:13:24It's a make-or-break day for David and the reserve's elephants.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28He's meeting Kenya's top judges to try to persuade them
0:13:28 > 0:13:31to give poachers harsher sentences.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34He wants to make a good first impression.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Very clean.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53It's the chance of a lifetime
0:13:53 > 0:13:56to safeguard the future of Samburu's elephants.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It's a nerve-racking responsibility.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28HE SIGHS
0:14:40 > 0:14:41ENGINE STARTS
0:14:48 > 0:14:51At Elephant Watch, the guests have gone
0:14:51 > 0:14:54and the team is closing down camp for the rainy season.
0:14:59 > 0:15:04Some familiar faces have arrived in search of seed pods.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I think all the animals are just so hungry right now.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09There's so little food around
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and the bulls are willing to take this high-risk strategy
0:15:12 > 0:15:14and come right into the middle of a human settlement
0:15:14 > 0:15:16just to get their seed pods.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19And one thing Saba has learned in the last six months
0:15:19 > 0:15:23is never to miss a marketing opportunity.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25I am the Facebook queen.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30It's a relationship that benefits the business and the elephants.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Our guests love it when they're here.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39The elephants can browse in peace
0:15:39 > 0:15:43and Saba can show future guests what to expect.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47But she's not the only one who gets excited when elephants come to visit.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Despite growing up in Samburu,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53it's still a novel experience for camp cook Solomon.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17For the girls, bumping into elephants is old news.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21But there's still one animal they need to know more about.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27It's Mporian's job to keep everyone in camp safe.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29HE SPEAKS LOCAL LANGUAGE
0:16:29 > 0:16:34Today, he's taking the girls out for their last bushcraft lesson,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36to learn about crocodiles.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- Hey! - SHE GIGGLES
0:16:51 > 0:16:52In the height of the dry season,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55crocodiles retire to dens in the river bank.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11HE LAUGHS
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Oh!
0:17:18 > 0:17:20But the children are safe.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22The crocodiles will stay in their dens
0:17:22 > 0:17:24until the rains arrive.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Lessons over, Mporian herds the girls back home for lunch.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48On the other side of the reserve,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52David is heading off to meet the judges.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Today is his best chance to persuade them
0:17:54 > 0:17:57to give ivory poachers tougher sentences.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12David's concerned because ivory poachers
0:18:12 > 0:18:14are rarely prosecuted properly.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35David's meeting them at the entrance of the reserve.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45He's got to convince Kenya's top judges that killing an elephant
0:18:45 > 0:18:48is a crime that should be taken seriously.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51This is our first time to actually meet the judiciary
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and these are the people who sit on the bench and make judgment,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58so it's a big day in the sense that this is a rare opportunity
0:18:58 > 0:19:02to actually talk to them and actually take them out in the field,
0:19:02 > 0:19:04see some elephants, talk to them and maybe answer
0:19:04 > 0:19:07some of the questions that go through their minds,
0:19:07 > 0:19:10so it is absolutely a big day for me.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I just want to be best in my subject.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24As the judges arrive,
0:19:24 > 0:19:28David's doing his best to keep his nerves under control.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37His first task is to meet the top man, Justice Nzioki.
0:19:50 > 0:19:56Not far away, a calf has been born to an experienced 36-year-old female.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01It's amazing, because Brunelleschi is literally about to pop
0:20:01 > 0:20:03and then this other baby's been born.
0:20:04 > 0:20:11That's a sure sign, I think, of the rain coming, not too far off.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20A brand-new baby!
0:20:21 > 0:20:23Let me see what sex it is.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It's a little boy.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27He really looks like a little butterfly
0:20:27 > 0:20:29that's just come out of his chrysalis.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31With his ears still all folded over at the top,
0:20:31 > 0:20:33it's almost like he's popped out
0:20:33 > 0:20:36and has opened up his wings and they're still drying in the sun.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53She's a wise old matriarch who will lead them through the tough times,
0:20:53 > 0:20:55keep them out of danger as best she can.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Look, they're going down into the river now.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11He must have been getting really hot and thirsty,
0:21:11 > 0:21:12especially when he's so little.
0:21:12 > 0:21:14But when they're this young,
0:21:14 > 0:21:17they have absolutely no control over their trunks, so...
0:21:17 > 0:21:19It's quite difficult for him to manage himself,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22coming down near water and all of this will be
0:21:22 > 0:21:25a completely new experience that he's never had before.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26When you're a little elephant,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28it's really hard to control your trunk,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31cos there's hundreds and thousands of muscles in there
0:21:31 > 0:21:33and it takes about six months for them
0:21:33 > 0:21:37to actually get a handle on how to move things around
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and use the tips to pick things up and even drink out of it.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42That takes a long time to master.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I think Samburu is a test case,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48in a way, of what can happen
0:21:48 > 0:21:53in the rest of Africa, that we've been hit very badly by poaching,
0:21:53 > 0:21:56but that we seem to be coming out of the worst of it now.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00So long as the births exceed the deaths,
0:22:00 > 0:22:03the population can grow again and it can recover.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07So if we here in this part of Africa
0:22:07 > 0:22:10are able to protect our elephants properly
0:22:10 > 0:22:14and if we're able to deter the poachers,
0:22:14 > 0:22:17if we're able to take cases through the courts
0:22:17 > 0:22:21and get people prosecuted successfully and put away
0:22:21 > 0:22:23and show that people cannot get away
0:22:23 > 0:22:26with killing elephants or handling ivory,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30then things are going to be good,
0:22:30 > 0:22:32things will look up for the elephants.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It's down to David to convince Kenya's judges
0:22:41 > 0:22:44that Samburu's elephants are worth saving.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Ah, very bright.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11David has shown the judges
0:24:11 > 0:24:15how elephant families are affected by poaching.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16And they seem to be listening.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19It went excellent. It couldn't get better.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I'm so, so much excited about this. It's been wonderful.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41The future of Samburu's elephants is looking brighter.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Mayian!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- SING-SONG:- Where are you?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49It's been a great day and a successful first season.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52THEY GIGGLE
0:24:52 > 0:24:55The camp team is throwing a party to celebrate.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Parties are hard to come by up here.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03EXCITED CHATTER
0:25:07 > 0:25:09For a Samburu warrior,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11looking the part is essential.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13I love my new feather.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16This is a gift and it's a very special gift for me
0:25:16 > 0:25:17and I like it very much.
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Tonight, chief warrior Mporian will be master of ceremonies.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25THEY SING IN LOCAL LANGUAGE
0:25:34 > 0:25:36LAUGHTER
0:25:36 > 0:25:38THEY CHEER
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It's a reminder that the family are just guests
0:25:41 > 0:25:43in this ancient Samburu territory.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46- Hi!- Hi-ya! - THEY LAUGH
0:25:46 > 0:25:49For Saba, her first season running the camp
0:25:49 > 0:25:50has been a learning experience.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I don't feel so much like a chicken
0:25:53 > 0:25:55with its head cut off running around any more.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Inevitably, every day, something unpredictable happens
0:25:58 > 0:26:00that you have to deal with, but that's just life in the bush.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02That's just what it's like.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05That's part of the adventure of it all.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07All of it comes down to the experience of the guests.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09If the guests aren't happy,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11then we're doing something wrong.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13But they seem to be absolutely loving it
0:26:13 > 0:26:18and more than that, it's not just loving it - they're engaging fully,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22150% with Africa, with Samburu, with the elephants.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26That, at the end of the day, is what it's all about.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30And Frank and David have worked together to make Samburu
0:26:30 > 0:26:31a safer place for elephants.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37I feel really fortunate that the poaching levels are falling,
0:26:37 > 0:26:38but there are a lot of challenges.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Even if we get beyond the poaching crisis
0:26:40 > 0:26:45and we manage to persuade those who buy ivory not to buy ivory,
0:26:45 > 0:26:48we persuade the poachers not to kill elephants any more -
0:26:48 > 0:26:50even if all that quietens down,
0:26:50 > 0:26:55we've got the challenge of a rapidly developing African nation,
0:26:55 > 0:26:57but out of anywhere in Africa,
0:26:57 > 0:27:01this is one of the places where there really is hope for elephants.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04THEY SING But tonight is about celebrating
0:27:04 > 0:27:09what Frank, Saba and their new Samburu family have achieved so far.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Mporian warms up the chorus.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16HE VOCALISES
0:27:17 > 0:27:20THEY BEGIN TO SING
0:27:35 > 0:27:37THUNDER RUMBLES And in the distance,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40the rains finally arrive,
0:27:40 > 0:27:45just in time for Samburu's newest generation.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47THEY CHANT AND SING
0:27:55 > 0:27:59The family's adventure in this remote wilderness
0:27:59 > 0:28:01is only just beginning,
0:28:01 > 0:28:08but now Saba, Frank and the children can truly call Samburu home.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12CHANTING AND SINGING CONTINUES