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National Parks Traveler Episode 36: The Elephant Queen, WNPA Honors, Bryce Canyon In Winter

Filmmakers Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone discuss their documentary, The Elephant Queen, which follows the matriarch of an elephant herd as she leads them from the “kingdom,” a lush landscape during the rainy season, to “the refuge,” where a reliable water hole slakes their thirst, came together. National Parks Traveler is honored by the Western National Parks Association, and we close with a look at a winter visit to Bryce Canyon National Park.

The Elephant Queen: An Intimate Story About The Most Majestic Animals In Africa

The Elephant Queen, an hour-and-a-half documentary filmed in part in Tsavo East National Park in Kenya, focuses not only on the close-knit elephant herd led by Athena, a 50-year-old “elephant queen,” but on the various species of wildlife, from killifish and chameleons to bee eaters and even dung beetles, that benefit from the elephants’ presence.

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