Memphis Zoo employee works with elephant organization in Africa, brings knowledge back home

Jenny Mitchell woke to the roar of lions in the night. The memphian was lying in a tent just outside Makgadikigadi Pans National Park in Botswana, and the sound was unsettling.

“It sounded like lions were right outside my tent,” she said. “They weren’t. They were much further away, but the sound carries a lot better in Africa.”