大象孤兒院創辦人，為非洲野生動物奉獻愛與生命的故事。 

十五年之內，非洲僅存的六十萬頭大象，終將滅絕。非法盜獵與象牙交易是大象最重要的死因，人類的貪婪，正是這場浩劫的殺手。 

本書正是這位大象孤兒院創辦人一生的動人自傳，同時也是達芙妮和查佛國家公園傳奇園長大衛．謝德里克的愛情故事。正因為兩人對非洲大地與野生動物共同而深沉的愛，讓彼此的生命交織在一起，攜手對抗盜獵、走私與復育野生動物。她的生命史，也展現出人類大愛的一種可能，以及對生命萬物的認真對待與深刻反思。


The first person to successfully raise newborn elephants, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has saved countless African animals from certain death. In this indelible and deeply heartfelt memoir, Daphne tells of her remarkable career as a conservationist and introduces us to a whole host of orphans—including Bushy, a liquid-eyed antelope, and the majestic elephant Eleanor. Yet she also shares the incredible human story of her relationship with David Sheldrick, the famous Tsavo National Park warden whose death inspired the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and the orphans’ nursery, where Daphne works to this day. From her tireless campaign to preserve Kenya’s wildlife to the astonishing creatures she befriended along the way, Love, Life, and Elephants is alive with compassion and humor, providing rare insight into the life of one of the world’s most fascinating women.