Anna Breytenbach

stepped even a little toe onto the land at all and he was completely mystified by that so the next day he dashed off to go tell the elephants you know this is this is for you and their response was we're really really scared we're scared of being hunted there and it turns out that land was where a lot of illegal hunting and poaching had been happening

stepped even a little toe onto the land at all and he was completely mystified by that so the next day he dashed off to go tell the elephants you know this is this is for you and their response was we're really really scared we're scared of being hunted there and it turns out that land was where a lot of illegal hunting and poaching had been happening

So together we gave the elephants the reassurance that this was now an extension of the reserve in which they were safe and guarded and well taken care of, and that he was their protector, and he would make sure that wouldn't happen to them there.

So together we gave the elephants the reassurance that this was now an extension of the reserve in which they were safe and guarded and well taken care of, and that he was their protector, and he would make sure that wouldn't happen to them there.

He encouraged them to go, sent them mental images, and within a few days they were all splashing and bathing in that beautiful waterhole that he'd been able to guide them to telepathically.

He encouraged them to go, sent them mental images, and within a few days they were all splashing and bathing in that beautiful waterhole that he'd been able to guide them to telepathically.

When I'm asked to do wildlife consultations, it's only sometimes through an organization or in an official capacity. Most of the time it's from employees or staff members or volunteers there who are working on the ground. And this is something interesting because in our world, this is still not considered ordinary or necessarily something that somebody would spend money on.

When I'm asked to do wildlife consultations, it's only sometimes through an organization or in an official capacity. Most of the time it's from employees or staff members or volunteers there who are working on the ground. And this is something interesting because in our world, this is still not considered ordinary or necessarily something that somebody would spend money on.

It's something that's way out there on the edge of possibility. And I'm often called in when all other methods have been exhausted. They've tried everything. They've tried vets and behaviorists and trainers and curators and wildlife specialists. And eventually somebody might say, oh gosh, well, okay, we've exhausted all possibility. Let's try animal communication.

It's something that's way out there on the edge of possibility. And I'm often called in when all other methods have been exhausted. They've tried everything. They've tried vets and behaviorists and trainers and curators and wildlife specialists. And eventually somebody might say, oh gosh, well, okay, we've exhausted all possibility. Let's try animal communication.

And sometimes the people who approach me, even if it is the wildlife vet or the game ranger or the land manager, they do so kind of in secret. And when I give them the feedback from the animal, they find another way to present it to the team who's making decisions. And I understand all of that. I've got compassion for that. In my early days, I was also very shy of it.

And sometimes the people who approach me, even if it is the wildlife vet or the game ranger or the land manager, they do so kind of in secret. And when I give them the feedback from the animal, they find another way to present it to the team who's making decisions. And I understand all of that. I've got compassion for that. In my early days, I was also very shy of it.

But it is such a shame that often the animal's truth gets diluted or even not conveyed because the human through whose mouth it has to go to other humans is afraid of looking stupid or admitting that they might believe in these more, you know, seen to be esoteric topics.

But it is such a shame that often the animal's truth gets diluted or even not conveyed because the human through whose mouth it has to go to other humans is afraid of looking stupid or admitting that they might believe in these more, you know, seen to be esoteric topics.

Many times the people I work with in the wildlife space do come back and ask me to help with other animals in the future because they have seen it borne out in practice. They've seen a change in the animal's behavior. Or a classic example of what often happens is an injured animal, an injured wild animal, an injured seal who's...

Many times the people I work with in the wildlife space do come back and ask me to help with other animals in the future because they have seen it borne out in practice. They've seen a change in the animal's behavior. Or a classic example of what often happens is an injured animal, an injured wild animal, an injured seal who's...

Out on the rocks and the tide is coming in and too freaked out to be captured. When understanding, and if that seal does want medical assistance, it relaxes and allows people with the cage to come close enough and they will walk into the cage. So when people see back in situ, they see things playing out and animals' behavior change, then they think, wait a minute, there's a lot going on here.

Out on the rocks and the tide is coming in and too freaked out to be captured. When understanding, and if that seal does want medical assistance, it relaxes and allows people with the cage to come close enough and they will walk into the cage. So when people see back in situ, they see things playing out and animals' behavior change, then they think, wait a minute, there's a lot going on here.

One of the big obstacles for people, even the so-called believers, one of the big obstacles,

One of the big obstacles for people, even the so-called believers, one of the big obstacles,