0:00:02 > 0:00:03Whoo!
0:00:03 > 0:00:05In the heart of Africa,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08a young family is heading for an epic adventure.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11They are moving with their three children
0:00:11 > 0:00:13to a remote Kenyan wilderness.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Mum, Saba, is here to run a safari camp...
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Welcome!
0:00:20 > 0:00:24..while Dad, Frank, is helping to protect elephants.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Collar's almost on.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Now the scary bit.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29But raising a family
0:00:29 > 0:00:33and running a business in the bush is going to be a massive challenge.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36MONKEY SCREAMS
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 > 0:00:42Floods threatening the camp...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44It's looking like it's going to be a mega storm.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Medical emergencies...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48It's bad and it needs urgent action.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50And wildlife in need of help...
0:00:50 > 0:00:52And my heart really is in my mouth.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54It's going to be a huge gamble.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Will the business survive Saba's first season in charge?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Oh, my God.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Hello!
0:01:02 > 0:01:06This time, high season is in full swing.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Everything has to be, you know, super, super, super.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14But drought has forced the main attraction to leave the reserve.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16It becomes a bit of a challenge for us,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19because, you know, there aren't that many elephants.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23It spells disaster for the business,
0:01:23 > 0:01:24and for the elephants.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Poachers were spotted this morning and they ran from their camp.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34The team's battle with poachers becomes critical.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37They're out there, they're right on the front line.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49There's a drought in Samburu...
0:01:50 > 0:01:52..and elephants are leaving the reserve.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58It's bad news for Elephant Watch Camp.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01It's really shocking how dry it is.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Every day we see more and more of the mudflats
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and there's just no sign of any more rain.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13It's just so dry and sparse and barren out there.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Of course, it's impacting hard on the elephants
0:02:15 > 0:02:17and it will get worse as the year goes on,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19they'll be much more spread out and they'll be
0:02:19 > 0:02:22moving much further away out of the reserve.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Saba's business is all about elephant watching
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and this is their busiest time of year.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36But without the stars of the show, Saba is worried.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Camp guide, Alfred, is setting off to collect the latest arrivals.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Today, we're heading out to this airstrip,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50which is the Oryx airstrip.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55I'm picking a couple that is coming in today for three days.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59There are three different airstrips near the reserve.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03Today's guests are due to land at the one closest to camp
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and Alfred's keen to get there in good time.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09We have to be there, like, half an hour before
0:03:09 > 0:03:12because they're quite erratic, they have other stopovers
0:03:12 > 0:03:15and sometimes they don't keep their times properly.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Bush airstrips are a basic affair.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25The runway is cleared out of the scrub.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29There is no arrivals lounge, no refreshments and no shade.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34So, it's important to arrive before your guests.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39While Alfred's waiting for the plane, Saba receives a call in camp.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41PHONE RINGS
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Hello?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- 'Hi...'- Hi, how are you?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48INDISTINCT
0:03:48 > 0:03:50We were told they were going to land at Oryx.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52It's not good news.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54All right.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57All right, thank you. Bye.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00The airline who was bringing our people this morning
0:04:00 > 0:04:03has landed at a different airstrip.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04(It's terrible.)
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Hello? Hi, Alfred...
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Oh, my God. OK.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11This is a pain. All right, fine.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15OK, bye-bye, bye. Go like the wind, but not too fast. Bye.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18HE SPEAKS IN LOCAL DIALECT
0:04:18 > 0:04:21That's, it's a disaster, disaster, disaster.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Because everything's now upside down.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28The airstrip the plane has landed at is an hour away.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And the temperature is soaring into the 40s.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39We have to now fly like a bat from hell.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42The clients
0:04:42 > 0:04:44might be very unhappy if they are dropped somewhere
0:04:44 > 0:04:47and nobody picks them up, so...
0:04:47 > 0:04:49it's, it's quite...
0:04:49 > 0:04:51something.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55This is just one of those things that should not happen.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09In Kenya's Samburu National Reserve,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11it hasn't rained for over three months.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17The plains are turning into dustbowls.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's a tough time for the elephants.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Many of them are leaving the reserve to look for food.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And they're heading into danger.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Saba's husband, Frank,
0:05:45 > 0:05:49works for conservation charity, Save The Elephants.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51He's worried about their safety.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58What we've got here in Samburu is this really critical population,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02it's one of the best studied populations in, in Africa, and...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07..we need to defend this population.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11This area has been really badly hit in the past
0:06:11 > 0:06:15by this surge of poaching that's gone across Africa, and...
0:06:15 > 0:06:18what I'd really love to see is
0:06:18 > 0:06:22that this year, we have no more elephants killed in Samburu.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28But if the elephants leave the protected areas,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31they risk being killed for their ivory.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39Only six weeks ago, a 25-year-old bull was lost.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44He was shot so close to the reserve,
0:06:44 > 0:06:47the poachers fled before they took his tusks.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Frank wants to catch them before they strike again.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00He's joined Saba's father, Iain.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04They're heading to the scene of the crime in search of evidence.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09Iain Douglas-Hamilton was the head of anti-poaching in Uganda
0:07:09 > 0:07:12at the height of the ivory crisis in the '80s.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16He pioneered the use of forensics to bring poachers to justice.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20This is it, I think.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Ja, look at this.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Yeah, this is definitely Koitalel.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28After six weeks of baking temperatures and hungry scavengers,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31the carcass has been reduced to a pile of dry bones.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34If they can find bullets in these remains
0:07:34 > 0:07:38they have a chance of putting those responsible behind bars.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Well, we're searching now
0:07:41 > 0:07:44for, er, metal,
0:07:44 > 0:07:45particularly for the bullets.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I test to see if it's working against my knee...
0:07:48 > 0:07:49BEEPING
0:07:49 > 0:07:52..because I've got a metal plate in here.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54What we want to find
0:07:54 > 0:07:58is a bullet and we want to tell what calibre that bullet was
0:07:58 > 0:08:01and therefore what weapon it was fired from.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05The bullet could have dropped out anywhere here by now.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Did you find a bullet hole over there?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We've got three bullet holes in his shoulder here.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14As you remember, his, er...
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- The bullet went right through there.- ..his right shoulder.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- If you remember, had lots of... - It came through from that side
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- and this was the exit hole, here.- Yeah.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Well, it's quite stunning to see how, how much it's already been,
0:08:27 > 0:08:31it's already been pulled apart and everything disintegrated.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- It's like archaeology. - BEEPING
0:08:39 > 0:08:44It looks like nice dry earth that would be really easy to dig into...
0:08:44 > 0:08:48This is a, this is a corpse, really, that's,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53that's sunk into the ground here and made it really, really hard.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- BEEPING - It's like digging into sandstone.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00SPORADIC BEEPING
0:09:00 > 0:09:01That's it.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Here's the bullet.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Wow.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08One of them, anyway.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11That's a bit distorted, unfortunately.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13This bullet is useless.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16To make a conviction, they need to find undamaged ones.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20They must keep on searching.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28At the airstrip, Alfred has met his guests.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Sorry, we were on the wrong airstrip.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37You have to really drink a lot,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39because you don't realise how much you get dehydrated out here.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41It is quite hot.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48The camp relies on guest recommendations for future business.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Unhappy guests means bookings may suffer.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Every detail must be perfect.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Oh, what a beautiful new mat.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01That really does look good, doesn't it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03HE SPEAKS IN LOCAL DIALECT
0:10:03 > 0:10:05INDISTINCT RADIO VOICE
0:10:06 > 0:10:09'Just on the lake, I think five minutes.'
0:10:09 > 0:10:12THEY SPEAK IN LOCAL DIALECT
0:10:12 > 0:10:15WHOOPING
0:10:15 > 0:10:17After the mix up at the airstrip,
0:10:17 > 0:10:20Saba wants to make sure their welcome to camp is flawless.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Hi.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I am so sorry, you guys, it was all the wrong airstrip.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- Come and have a drink. - Thank you. My name is Joe.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Joe, I'm Saba.- Hi. Sonja.- Hello, Sonja. Saba. Welcome.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35So, this is part of the team.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38This is the people who do rooms and kitchen and spotter guys.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44The team must now do everything they can
0:10:44 > 0:10:47to make up for the shaky start.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Everything has to be, you know, super, super, super,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57because basically, it doesn't matter if it's a, the flight...
0:10:57 > 0:10:59problem.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02It's our role, really, to make it work for them.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05BEEPING
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Back in the field, the search for bullets continues.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11CONTINUOUS BEEPING
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- There we go. - To catch the perpetrators,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18they need to find as many undamaged bullets as possible.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19BEEPING
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I've got another one in here, definitely.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- You've got one there as well? - Here's another here.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- CONTINUOUS BEEPING - Wow, it's everywhere.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28- Yeah.- There.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36This is the one that can give us the best clues.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39You can actually see the scratch marks
0:11:39 > 0:11:41made by the rifling
0:11:41 > 0:11:43and this will be an absolute indicator
0:11:43 > 0:11:45of which rifle it came from.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48If the police can find the rifle,
0:11:48 > 0:11:53they can also compare this in their ballistic department
0:11:53 > 0:11:54and see if there's a match,
0:11:54 > 0:11:58so it's a very useful piece of hard evidence
0:11:58 > 0:12:00if it ever comes to a court trial.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04Iain will send these bullets to the police.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06They've found the evidence.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08Now they need to catch the poachers.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20At camp, guests Joe and Sonja, have settled in.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Alfred's about to take them on their first safari.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- Alf.- Yes.- Hi.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33I want to make sure they have a really nice time,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- because of that whole airport mess up...- I know.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37- ..because they've been so sweet about it...- I know.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40..and I thought maybe if we can do a really lovely game drive
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and I'll try and do something special for them in the evening...
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- In the evening.- We'll do something. - We'll see.- Yeah?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50But Joe and Sonja are here to see elephants,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and that's easier said than done.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54All right, to go.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01In the drought,
0:13:01 > 0:13:05elephants break into smaller groups to make the most of the poor grazing.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10They can travel up to 50 miles a day in search of food.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Alfred's got a tough job on his hands.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19With one set of guests taken care of,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Saba now has more on the way.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24They're here to see elephants too.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30They're arriving in about four minutes.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33SHE SPEAKS IN LOCAL DIALECT
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Saba is feeling the pressure.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39So, I'm just getting some nice drinks ready for them,
0:13:39 > 0:13:42so that when they arrive, they've got fresh juice.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Wildlife guide, Bernard,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48is entertaining his guests on the way back from the airstrip.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51OK, this is how we are going to do it.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54We're going to allocate points for every animal that we spot.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- Depending on how elusive they are, they get more points.- OK.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Bernard is looking after them whilst they're here and
0:14:01 > 0:14:03he's with them the whole time.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06So from, you know, six in the morning until about six
0:14:06 > 0:14:07in the evening when they come back,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11so they're getting real specialist care this week.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14CHEERING
0:14:14 > 0:14:19Elephants or not, Bernard is making sure his guests have a great time.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23They're very happy. Really, really happy.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26It's been a long day, but they've really enjoyed it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I-I've done my part.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Come in, everyone. Have you all had some juice?- CHILD:- Yes.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41For Saba, making a success of the business is important,
0:14:41 > 0:14:45not just to balance the books but to help the elephants.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49The more guests that visit, the more people understand
0:14:49 > 0:14:51and love these endangered creatures.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Over 900 elephants pass through the reserve,
0:14:58 > 0:15:03but in the drought they spread far and wide in search of food.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The further they travel from the protected area,
0:15:05 > 0:15:10the closer they come to roads and towns.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13This is where ivory poachers are most active.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Frank is trying to catch them.
0:15:20 > 0:15:24He's joined Chris Leadismo, head of the anti-poaching unit.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Turn to the right, all out.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Just a couple of years ago, this place was a total killing ground.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37These hills here,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40we lost around 30 elephants in just a couple of months there.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43These are not Kenya Wildlife service guys,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46these are not private guns and boots,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49these are community guys that have been pulled together,
0:15:49 > 0:15:52they've been given a structure with which to work.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54It's a completely grassroots,
0:15:54 > 0:15:57ground up initiative and that's what makes it so powerful.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00And the importance of that can't be overstated
0:16:00 > 0:16:03because look at how enormous this landscape is.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07Without the people that live here being the forces that protect it,
0:16:07 > 0:16:08you've got no hope.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15These community rangers know every inch of this terrain.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18If anyone can track down poachers, they can.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27Inside the reserve, Alfred and his guests are looking for elephants.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34They've been searching for two hours.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- That's a dik-dik. - SHE GASPS
0:16:41 > 0:16:43So there's two of them there.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Quite gregarious.- Are they? OK.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56They're cute, but not what the guests came to see.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Elephant Watch Camp with no elephants is bad for business.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Bernard heads out to join the search.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14So that's our responsibility - to make sure that they
0:17:14 > 0:17:17enjoy their safari to the fullest
0:17:17 > 0:17:22because, you know, you feel like...
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I want them to have the best experience,
0:17:25 > 0:17:28I want them to enjoy their safari,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32because people come here maybe once in a lifetime,
0:17:32 > 0:17:37and if you give them the best safari then it's good for them.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41I mean, you feel like you've given them something so special.
0:17:45 > 0:17:50Saba hopes that their time here will inspire her guests to help elephants.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53We want to give them a very meaningful experience with
0:17:53 > 0:17:57elephants and there's, you know, there's so much happening with
0:17:57 > 0:18:00the elephants right now, it can't really fail to be meaningful.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02And seeing what's happening to them,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05not only with the poaching but with the drought,
0:18:05 > 0:18:08which is making life a lot harder than it is normally.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Elephants are resilient animals,
0:18:14 > 0:18:19they can survive all but the worst of droughts,
0:18:19 > 0:18:21but they're powerless against guns.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30With a single pair of tusks worth up to 100,000,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32elephants are in big trouble.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Frank and the anti-poaching team want to make sure that no more
0:18:40 > 0:18:42elephants are harmed.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48They're patrolling an area where poachers often enter the reserve.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51How often will you walk here?
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Very often.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Four days a week? Just down this river?
0:19:06 > 0:19:09These community rangers use their local knowledge
0:19:09 > 0:19:13and traditional tracking skills to catch ivory poachers.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Just the fact that these guys are out walking, the poachers are also
0:19:16 > 0:19:19watching everyone's tracks and here they can see, "Hey, this is a...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22"This is a heavy patrol that's come through here, you know.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25"We're in danger. We're going to stay away from this area."
0:19:25 > 0:19:27So there's a, kind of, a dual role.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Having left tracks in the dry riverbed,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38they climb a nearby hill for a better vantage point.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44From up here they can see poachers coming for miles.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49This is where these guys keep a lookout for any movement
0:19:49 > 0:19:53and then anything they see they'll report to the headquarters.
0:19:53 > 0:19:59As much as we're trying to win this battle for elephants through
0:19:59 > 0:20:02hearts and minds, at the end of the day,
0:20:02 > 0:20:06you need law enforcement and that's what these guys are doing.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Community patrols are a key part of the plan to stop ivory poaching.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21If they get it right in Samburu, then this model can be used to help
0:20:21 > 0:20:24protect elephants elsewhere in Africa.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Tourism is also crucial.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33A thriving safari industry will ensure that elephants are more
0:20:33 > 0:20:35valuable alive than dead.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40Alfred has finally found what he's looking for.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44My zoom is too big, that says it all.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I have to change the lens to take a picture.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52The most amazing thing here is really the closeness
0:20:52 > 0:20:56and the quietness with which you're here and you can face them.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59It's very, very unique.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00It's precious.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05CAMERA CLICKS
0:21:05 > 0:21:07SHE LAUGHS
0:21:07 > 0:21:10It's fabulous to see, you know, just relax.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Wow. - SHE LAUGHS
0:21:17 > 0:21:19That is so...
0:21:19 > 0:21:23He's sitting on the other one. Look at them.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26This is the best sight I've ever seen of elephants, it's gorgeous.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30- SHE LAUGHS - Look at them.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44Samburu is one of the few places in the world where people can be
0:21:44 > 0:21:45this close to elephants...
0:21:47 > 0:21:50..but their trusting nature can also leave them vulnerable
0:21:50 > 0:21:52when they move beyond the reserve.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Frank gets a call from the community rangers.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Three, perhaps four alleged poachers were spotted
0:22:04 > 0:22:06and they ran from their camp.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10They fit the profiles, four young guys,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12they've got a sack with lots of stuff in it,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16so we're just going to go and see if we can help the search from the air.
0:22:18 > 0:22:23Frank has been joined by a sergeant from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45The rest of the anti-poaching team are searching on the ground.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Fighting poachers is dangerous.
0:22:49 > 0:22:54In the last 12 months, over 20 rangers have been killed in Africa.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Saba is worried.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00In some cases, aeroplanes have been shot at in the past,
0:23:00 > 0:23:03but...you know, one has to be careful.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09So just... Just plenty of circles.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16'I worry about Frank, I worry about Chris Leadismo, who's our ranger.'
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I worry about all of them because you know they're out there,
0:23:21 > 0:23:24they're right on the frontline,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27and there have been many occasions where they have had very close
0:23:27 > 0:23:31contact with the poachers, they have been in the sights of their guns.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50The poachers have been scared off,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53but the rangers will remain on full alert.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The search also yields some unexpected results.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02I'm seeing a herd of 40 elephants!
0:24:04 > 0:24:06They're not far from camp,
0:24:06 > 0:24:08but they're on the other side of the river.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13This is valuable information for Saba and her team.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Now, all they have to do is find a way across.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Bernard is heading out to look for a good spot.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Saba has sent me out to find a place that we can cross to the other
0:24:32 > 0:24:33side of the river.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I know it's a bit difficult for Land Cruisers
0:24:36 > 0:24:40because they're heavy cars, but we're going to give it a try anyway.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45The elephants are tantalisingly close,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48but this river is notorious for its sinking sand.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Uh-oh.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16Getting stuck. I'm just going to...check it out.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19This has no grip, you know.
0:25:19 > 0:25:24You try to roll, but nothing happens because the car has no strong grip.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27RADIO BEEPS
0:25:27 > 0:25:28Saba, Saba, do you read?
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Oh, no. What's happened?
0:25:30 > 0:25:33'Echo Whisky Camp, this is Bernard, do you read?'
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Hi B, go ahead.- Hi, Sabs.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Erm... A little bit of bad news - I'm stuck in the river.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41We were trying to cross at that spot
0:25:41 > 0:25:44I was telling you about and I'm stuck.
0:25:44 > 0:25:48- Erm... How stuck? - 'Very, very stuck.'
0:25:48 > 0:25:50Oh, Lordy.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Then I'll be with you in five minutes.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Oh, no, he's got stuck.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Darling, I have to go and rescue Bernard.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02SHOUTING
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Oh, God, I can see you!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Woo!
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Woo!
0:26:28 > 0:26:31They're out, but that doesn't solve the problem.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33Let me just get out and have a look.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- So we need to find somewhere else. - Yes, this is not good enough.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Unless they can find a crossing point,
0:26:41 > 0:26:43elephant watching is off the agenda.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Though coming at it from different angles, both Saba and Frank
0:26:54 > 0:26:59want to see a large, healthy and safe population of elephants in Samburu.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Frank's team is starting to make some progress.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Poaching is way down in this area.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13But from here, what we've gotta do is consolidate the gains we've made
0:27:13 > 0:27:15and make sure that we don't slip back.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18The problem is ever escalating because the price of ivory,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21there's no sign of the price of ivory decreasing yet.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25And as long as that price keeps rising, we can't stop work.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28We've gotta keep going and we've gotta keep making what we do
0:27:28 > 0:27:30more and more effective.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37But all their hard work is beginning to pay off.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39There's been a breakthrough.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Three poachers have been caught and are being held in the local jail.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47The ballistics evidence that Iain, Frank
0:27:47 > 0:27:51and the team provided could help put them behind bars.
0:27:54 > 0:27:59Next time, there's an emergency as sandstorms hit camp.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00It's really hard to have dinner
0:28:00 > 0:28:03when you feel like you're in a Saharan dust storm.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06An orphan elephant and her baby need Frank's help.
0:28:06 > 0:28:10She's just taken off in a straight line towards an area
0:28:10 > 0:28:12which is pretty dangerous for her.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15And Saba takes charge of the river crossings.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Are you ready, team?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Yeah.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25We could be playing golf somewhere!
0:28:25 > 0:28:27SHE LAUGHS