"Vividly written...Their story is thrilling--the kind of tale that
wild-animal lovers won't easily forget."--People
In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the
dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save
elephants, villagers, and -- in the end -- themselves. The award-winning
zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the
remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley, in northeastern Zambia.
There they studied the mysteries of the elephant population's recovery
after poaching, discovering remarkable similarities between humans and
elephants. A young elephant named Gift provided the clue to help them
crack the animals' secret of survival. A stirring portrait of life in
Africa, Secrets of the Savanna is a remarkable record of the Owenses's
unique passions.