Daphne Sheldricková byla přední autorkou, zoohraničkářkou a odbornicí na chov zvířat, která se proslavila především péčí o osiřelá slůňata a jejich navracením do divočiny. Její práce se soustředila na hluboké porozumění chování zvířat a na metody jejich úspěšné reintegrace. Sheldricková věnovala svůj život ochraně divoké zvěře a její odkaz žije skrze její trvalý vliv na ochranářské úsilí.
13.2.2013
Strhující příběh z exotického prostředí popisuje životní osudy Daphne Sheldrickové. Narodila se v Keni, vyrůstala obklopená překrásnou přírodou a není divu, že si tento svět zamilovala. Péči o zvířata, především o osiřelá mláďata, zasvětila celý život. V jedinečné autobiografii líčí své bohaté zážitky, studium, první lásku a zasnoubení, popisuje boje hnutí Mau Mau proti bílým osadníkům. S manželem, správcem národního parku Tsavo, se jí podařilo odchovat a vrátit do přírody mnoho ohrožených druhů, dodnes se stará o úspěšný sloní sirotčinec, jediné zařízení svého druhu v Keni.
"Astonishing...You may be tempted after the last page to sell all your possessions and join [Sheldrick's] cause."—The Boston Globe The first person to successfully raise newborn elephants, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has saved countless African animals from certain death. In this indelible and deeply heartfelt memoir, Daphne tells of her remarkable career as a conservationist and introduces us to a whole host of orphans—including Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope, and the majestic elephant Eleanor. Yet she also shares the incredible human story of her relationship with David Sheldrick, the famous Tsavo National Park warden whose death inspired the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the orphans' nursery, where Daphne works to this day. From her tireless campaign to preserve Kenya's wildlife to the astonishing creatures she befriended along the way, Love, Life, and Elephants is alive with compassion and humor, providing rare insight into the life of one of the world's most fascinating women.
The Unsung Heroes is a collection of previously untold stories about orphaned elephants and their heroic rescuers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, enhanced with stunning photography by Mia Collis. The orphans celebrated in this book come from many different corners of Kenya, showcasing the country's varied and beautiful landscape. Conceptualised and produced by Angela Sheldrick, and with an introduction and quotes from Dame Daphne Sheldrick herself, The Unsung Heroes is a must-have piece of conservation history. View trailer video (opens in new tab).
Daphne Sheldrick's best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. An African Love Story is the incredible memoir of her life. It tells two stories - one is the extraordinary love story which blossomed when Daphne fell head over heels with Tsavo Game Park and its famous warden, David Sheldrick. The second is the love story of how Daphne and David, who devoted their lives to saving elephant orphans, at first losing every infant under the age of two until Daphne at last managed to devise the first-ever milk formula which would keep them alive. 'Compulsively readable', Mail on Sunday 'An enchanting memoir', Telegraph Daphne Sheldrick has spent her entire life in Kenya. For over 25 years, she and her husband, David, the famous founder of the the giant Tsavo National Park, raised and rehabilitated back into the wild orphans of misfortune from many different wild species. These included elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, eland, kudu, impala, warthogs and many other smaller animals. In 2006 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Queen.
