Love, Life, and Elephants

“Enchanting . . . Sheldrick and her pioneering game warden husband David have often been ahead of science in their understanding of African wildlife.” — The Daily Telegraph (London) Daphne Sheldrick, whose family arrived in Africa from Scotland in the 1820s, is the first person ever to have successfully hand-reared newborn elephants. Her pioneering work in perfecting the right husbandry and milk formula have saved countless elephants, rhinos, and other baby animals from certain de