
For20yearstheBotetiRiverinnorthernBotswanahasnotflowed.Whatwasonceanexpansiveandprolificbodyofwatergraduallydriedup,leavingzebras,hippos,elephantsandcrocodilesdependantonthefewpoolsformedfromtheoccasionalrains.<br/> Butnow,forthefirsttimein30years,rainhasfalleninsufficientquantitieshundredsofmilestothenorthintheAngolanhighlands,sendingastreamofwaterthroughtheriverbed.Afteryearsofextremedrought,theriverhasfinallyreturnedinallitsglory,transformingthelandscape.FilmedinstunningHD,BotetiTheReturningRiverdocumentsthisextraordinarytransformationandthedramaticchangesitbringstotheresidentanimals.<br/> Duringtheyearsofdrought,weseehowdesperatebattlesforsurvivalplayoutalongthedormantriver,watchedoverbytheelephantsofthearea.Oneofthefewspeciesthatadaptswelltothesituationbycarefullyconservingwhatlittlewaterisavailable,theelephantisanexpertatdigging...
