A HIGHLY acclaimed elephant conservationist and wildlife television presenter is set to visit West Midland Safari Park next month.

Presenter of This Wild Life and Big Cat Diaries, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, will visit the Bewdley attraction on November 7 - ahead of her visit to Birmingham's Town Hall, as part of her 'A Life With Elephants' tour.

Saba will be meeting Safari Park staff to talk about her work in elephant conservation and also meeting the elephants themselves - including their youngest member, baby elephant Sutton.

Lewis Hodson, deputy head keeper of elephants, said: "We are all very much looking forward to meeting Saba and hearing about her experiences with elephants.

"I have worked with elephants for many years and always find it fascinating to hear from others that share the same passion for working with these magnificent creatures.

"Our three elephants, Latabe, Five and young Sutton, are also looking forward to meeting her."

Born in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, she met her first wild elephant when she was just six-weeks-old - one of approximately 400 living in the Lake Manyara National Park, in Tanzania, that her father, Iain Douglas-Hamilton, was studying.

Saba's first job was with Save the Rhino Trust, in Namibia, working in the hinterland of the Skeleton Coast on a Crafts for Conservation project. She was then head hunted by the School for International Training to work as an academic director in Tanzania, and later did a stint as an anthropological consultant for the National Museums of Kenya.

In 1997, Saba joined her father's charity, Save the Elephants, as chief operations officer to help build up their research centre in Samburu National Reserve. It was here that she was spotted by the BBC and became a television presenter and producer of wildlife documentaries.