Through their remarkable tales, we will come to understand the precarious world they live in and the challenges they face in the future. Traveling across North America and Asia, the film reveals the stories of eight elephants whose lives have been touched by humans. Produced for PBS and National Geographic, this documentary journeys into the realm of Asian elephants living under human care. From the front lines of the crisis, we witness their heroic efforts to stop the poachers in the bush, rescue the orphans of slain elephants and raise them by hand, until one day, returning them to their home in the wild. Gardeners of Eden is a gripping, first-person experience inside the operations of Kenya's David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. While conservationists howl and corrupt governments fail to address the ongoing slaughter, one brave family has been working for decades to stem the tide, one elephant at a time. Tyke: Elephant Outlaw is a gripping and emotionally charged documentary about one elephant’s break for freedom and the profound questions it raised about our connection to other species.Īfrica's elephants are hurtling toward extinction to fuel the worldwide ivory trade. What happens next will traumatize a city and ignite a global battle over the use of performing animals. Narrated and executive produced by Lily Tomlin and directed by Emmy® winner Amy Schatz, with narration written by Jane Wagner. AN APOLOGY TO ELEPHANTS explores the abuse of these ancient and intelligent animals and shows how some people are reversing the trend. For centuries they’ve been adored, inspired great works of art, and even been revered as gods, yet they have also been treated with cruelty. This documentary follows Balding as he investigates suitable new habitats, journeying from Botswana to Miami and finally to The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee.įew animals hold more fascination for humans than elephants. Louis circus, trainer David Balding resolves to return Flora to a more natural home. Sixteen years after adopting Flora, a 10,000-pound elephant that is the main attraction of a St. Executive produced by three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron and directed by Maria Wilhelm, AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES is a celebration of the courage, conservation and unorthodox thinking that’s leading to massive positive change. Mander’s innovative approach to conservation calls for community buy-in rather than full-on armed assault against poachers: If a community understands the economic benefits of preserving animals, then it will eliminate poaching without an armed struggle. Founded in Zimbabwe by former Australian special forces soldier and anti-poaching leader Damien Mander, the women-only team of rangers, drawn from the abused and marginalized, is revolutionizing the way animals are protected, communities are empowered- and its members’ own lives are being transformed. With many of Africa’s key species, including elephants, reaching levels near extinction, Akashinga is a radical, new and highly effective weapon against poaching. Learn more about the life of elephants in the wild and in captivity through these films. Here is The Sanctuary's must-watch list of elephant documentaries.
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