Barbara Tyack

The elephants that roam the steep slopes and high forests of Africa's Great White Mountain are under threat as more and more of the area is cultivated by man.

Nakuru National Park in Kenya is rather like a reform centre for wayward youth. Take Scarface: as a young lioness with a reputation for killing sheep and cattle, she was due to be shot. Instead, she was chosen to establish a new pride in Nakuru. Wildlife film-maker Barbara Tyack chronicles the life of this special lion family with a weakness for climbing trees. Fabulous camerawork captures great chase sequences, some gory ones, and the odd romance

In Elephants on the Run we take a close look at the elephants’ family structure, the problems they face and their determination to live.