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A Life Among Elephants (2024)

A Life Among Elephants (2024)

Documentary

The story of legendary elephant scientist Iain Douglas-Hamilton.

Release Date: 2024, November 7
Directors: Nigel Pope
Countries: France, United Kingdom, Kenya
Production: Maramedia, ARTE, Save the Elephants
Cast: Idi Amin, Jane Goodall, Simon T. Roden, Hervé Lacroix, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, Dudu Douglas-Hamilton, Oria Douglas-Hamilton, David Daballen, Frank Pope, Festus Ihwagi, David H.M. Cumming

Overview:

60 years ago, almost nothing was known of elephants in the wild. But then one young Scottish biologist changed that forever. In 1965 Iain Douglas-Hamilton arrived in Tanzania to live alongside African elephants. Later joined by his wife Oria and daughters Saba and Dudu, elephants became central to their lives with matriarch Boadicea and gentle young mother Virgo cherished like human relatives. But this garden Eden was short-lived as an ivory poaching epidemic swept across Africa forcing Iain to switch from pioneering scientist to maverick conservationist. He became a lone crusader against the international Ivory trade which was finally banned in 1989. Now back in the field and revealing even more about the fascinating world of elephants, Iain’s work continues alongside a new generation of Kenyan conservationists. This inspiring documentary combines stunning wildlife imagery with the story of a remarkable life showing how sometimes you have to stand alone to protect what you love.

Keywords:

biography elephant animal research endangered species activist zoologist kenya environmental activist nature documentary scientific research tanzania animal protection animal behaviour animal documentary figure study african bush elephant hero