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 for...