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Sharon Pincott

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Born in Queensland, Australia, Sharon Pincott is the applauded author of the best-selling ELEPHANT DAWN, and of two other highly acclaimed books published in South Africa - including the re-released THE ELEPHANTS AND ME (originally published in 2009 with the title 'The Elephants and I', but no ebook was ever available). She is also the subject of the internationally successful 1-hour documentary titled 'All the President's Elephants'. Her inspiring elephant conservation work has been profiled in National Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Africa Geographic, Forbes Woman Africa, among others. She is a world respected wildlife conservationist and elephant specialist, having spent 13 years full-time working in the field with wild African elephants and ...more

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Celebrating World Elephant Day 2022 - with Sharon Pincott

Celebrating World Elephant Day 2022 - with Sharon Pincott
Elephants are never far from my mind. I can assure you first-hand that wild elephants are charismatic, mischievous, seductive, enchanting, filled with joy and ancient wisdom; the true essence of Nature, their souls forever intertwined with Africa. They live life in a way that makes them happy, with so much frivolity, skilfully sensing vibrat Read more of this blog post »
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“It is here too that I learn about a survey carried out among a group of 95 year olds. If they could do it all again, these wise elders were asked, what would they do differently? They would take more risks. They would take more time for reflection. And they would leave a legacy.”
Sharon Pincott, Elephant Dawn: The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness

“It's satisfying when visitors leave with a deep respect for elephants and a new-found desire to stand up for their welfare.”
Sharon Pincott, Elephant Dawn: The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness

“There are still so many things that we don’t understand about these remarkably intelligent and sensitive creatures.”
Sharon Pincott, Elephant Dawn: The Inspirational Story of Thirteen Years Living with Elephants in the African Wilderness

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