ol pejeta conservancy's canine unit are just one of the many groups across africa taking up the fightgainst poaching. this illegal trade has threatened the very existence of animals like these. at the endangered species enclosure at ol pejeta, will and i have been brought to meet mother and daughter, najin and fatu, the last surviving two northern white rhinos on earth. and here, it's very soft, on their ears. here. who's this? this is najin. hello, najin! hello, sweetheart. good girl. 0k, there you go. and then at the back here, it's rough, you can touch at the back here. oh, yeah! at least you are able to lay your hands on what is the last of a being on the planet. it is sad and i hope it doesn't happen again to another species. and why are they so rare, james? um, it's basically poaching, which has just been driven by human greed and greed in different forms — greed for power, greed for their medicinal aspects. someone who has been made to believe, traditionally, that if they drink a rhino horn, it's a cure for cancer. they can pay any amount to get a small piece of rhino horn. but

ol pejeta conservancy's canine unit are just one of the many groups across africa taking up the fight

ol pejeta. leaving the city far behind, we reach ol pejeta — a 90,000—acre conservancy located on the equator in including lions. this is where i'm hoping to have a first encounter with the animals that have made kenya a top safari destination. the smell is different here, as are the sounds. i'm told 60 to 70 lions called ol pejeta home. but with many endangered species also living here, it's important to keep a track on the lions and check they aren't preying on any of the rare animals. we have managed to put a collar on one of the lionesses' neck, and once we're able to track and find that one lioness, we'll be able to see the other members. so this is a sample collar. can i have a feel? yeah, you can have a feel. it's not that heavy. you know, lions are strong, because we have the gps tracking machine... ..and then i'm going to put it on so you can hear the sound, which comes from it. interference. once...once the machine communicates with the collar, the sound will change... 0k. ..to a kind of a heartbeat. in front of me are elephants. and elephants. so these two are young males. 0h. they're

leaving the city far behind, we reach ol pejeta — a 90,000—acre conservancy located on the equator in animals. we have managed to put a collar on one of the lionesses' neck, and once we're able to track and find that one lioness, we'll be able to see the other members. so this is a sample collar. can i have a feel? yeah, you can have a feel. it's not that heavy. you know, lions are strong, because we have the gps tracking machine... ..and then i'm going to put it on so you can hear the sound, which comes from it. interference. 0nce...once the machine communicates with the collar, the sound will change... 0k. ..to a kind of a heartbeat. in front of me are elephants. and elephants. so these two are young males. 0h. they're very close. i want you to listen to them. mm—hm. because they are eating grass just close to me. 0k. soft crunching. so... whispers: that's so beautiful. yes. it's making me cry. she laughs. i feel really emotional. i don't know. i haven't been able to... ..watch documentaries in years about nature, and they used to be my favourite. so... ..it�*s really sweet. she sob