Elephant Mountain - Ethell, Debbie

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Résumé :
Elephant Mountain is the gripping tale of Debbie Ethell, a young woman whose fascination with an elephant skull in a bone museum leads her down an unexpected path. What begins as a curiosity about the tragic love story of Morgan Berry, the man who gave us Packy (the first baby elephant born in a U.S. zoo in forty-four years), and Eloise Berchtold, one of the world's greatest animal trainers, soon becomes a chilling mystery. The couple, each killed by separate elephants they raised, left behind a legacy tangled in secrets, cover-ups, and unanswered questions. As former owners of a secluded elephant farm in the rugged Pacific Northwest, Morgan and Eloise's lives and deaths hold the key to a truth long buried beneath layers of deception. Determined to uncover what really happened, Debbie draws on her experience as a conservation research scientist and the steadfast support of her best friend, who is facing a life-threatening illness. While navigating the shadows of her own past, including her ongoing recovery from alcoholism, Debbie finds courage and insight from a herd of wild elephants in Kenya, a group she has studied since childhood. Their stories of survival and loss mirror her own as she delves deeper into a mystery that will test her resolve and redefine her future....

Biographie:
Debbie Ethell is a conservation research scientist and former founder of The KOTA Foundation for Elephants, which was dedicated to increasing awareness about elephants. She has worked with organizations such as Friends of Animals, One Voice (Association de Protection Animale) in France, and the Nonhuman Rights Project on important elephant-related cases. Debbie's writing and research has appeared in national and international publications including Grapevine, Mother Nature Network, Africa Geographic, and several scientific journals. She enjoys public speaking and has traveled widely to share her passion for elephant protection and conservation. This is her second book in The Will of Heaven series....