But as her thirties approach Tammie is ever conscious of not having ticked those boxes: no house, no job, no kids and no husband. Africa is her first love, and Tammie has just landed her dream gig researching ways to resolve conflict between the exploding population of hungry, thirsty elephants stampeding through villages and terrorising the locals. Africa – with its big skies, extraordinary wildlife, and extreme experiences – is where she feels fully alive. At 29, Tammie has spent nearly half her life in Africa working as a conservationist. Just don’t let them stand on me.’ It’s not a promise she will easily keep. When zoologist Tammie Matson wakes with a start to find two elephants standing right beside her tiny one-man tent, just inches from her head, she makes a promise.‘If you just let me survive tonight I will give up Africa. It’s the middle of the night, in the cold, silent Namibian desert. Elephant Dance will make you cry, then laugh, then jump, then laugh again.” News Limited newspapers, October 2009 It includes many encounters, sometimes terrifying and sometimes heart-wrenching, with Africa's wild animals. “This beautifully written book by young Aussie conservationist Tammie Matson tells of her fascinating work - in which chilli peppers end up playing a key role - to reduce human-elephant conflict in Namibia and later India. A story of love and war in the kingdom of elephants
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