
Elephant SOS
Series following a family who moved to Kenya to run a safari camp. As a rogue flash flood strikes, Saba races to protect the camp and the animals.
Wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton, together with her husband Frank and their three young children, move to the romantic Samburu National Reserve in Kenya to run a safari camp for the first time. But life out there isn't easy. There are monkeys in the kitchen, floods threatening the camp and, with no fences to keep out the wildlife, elephants are regular house guests. This series follows their ups and downs as the family struggles to keep guests, elephants, lions and even crocodiles smiling.
The family's first few weeks running a safari camp in a rugged outpost on northern Kenya's frontier have been a rollercoaster ride. Now the real test begins. The rainy season hits Samburu National Reserve. As a rogue flash flood strikes, Saba races to protect the camp and the animals. In the reserve, a mother elephant and her young calf are in trouble.
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Web exclusive: Frank and the crazy hornbill
Duration: 00:35
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A sick elephant: Part three
Duration: 01:28
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The floods arrive
Duration: 01:48
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A sick elephant: Part two
Duration: 02:52
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Participant | Saba Douglas-Hamilton |
| Participant | Frank Pope |
| Narrator | Julian Rhind-Tutt |
| Series Producer | Susanna Handslip |
| Executive Producer | Ted Oakes |
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Sep 201519:00
- Tue 22 Dec 201508:20
- Wed 26 Jul 201715:00
- Wed 31 Jan 201814:00BBC Two Scotland
- Wed 31 Jan 201815:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 3 Apr 201914:00
- Wed 3 Apr 201914:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Wed 11 Oct 202315:45BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 14 Dec 202411:30BBC Two except Scotland
- Sat 18 Jul 202610:05BBC Two HD & England only






