August 2018, Kimanjo, North of Mpala On a normal day, the Explore community might witness hyenas unsettling an elephant herd on the live cameras at Mpala, the home of African wildlife. Behind the scenes, a ranger at Mpala is likely to be watching from a distance riding in the back of a cruiser during a security
A Tribute to Dame Daphne: Conservationist and Elephant Activist
As we mourn the demise of Dame Daphne Sheldrick in April, her legacy lives on throughout the Kenyan landscape. Dame Daphne was a Kenyan-British conservationist and expert in animal husbandry. Her speciality was the raising and reintegrating of orphaned elephants into the wild. Dame Daphne dedicated over 60 years of her life to the protection
Veteran Creates Opera from PTSD Struggle
In 2004 Christian Ellis was a young US marine fighting in the Iraq War. When he returned home he found himself struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His friend Charlie Annenberg challenged him to turn his profound experiences in the Iraq War into an inspiring opera, and backed up his friend’s creation with a $250,000
A Journey Home
“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable. A perpetual series of occasions for hope.” – John Buchan. A Journey Home documents the work of The Warriors and Quiet Waters Foundation, an organization that brings traumatically injured US Servicemen to Montana for a week of recreational therapy
