Returning by Rob Atkinson

Rob Atkinson (Returning) is a zoologist by training, with a background in academia and the animal welfare charity sector. He was Head of Wildlife at the RSPCA and Chief Executive Officer of The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, and now works as a consultant, focusing on creating an elephant sanctuary for Europe's captive elephants. In 2015 he gained an MA with distinction in Creative Non-fiction at UEA and won the Lorna Sage prize. Rob is a Hawthornden Fellow and this is his second piece published in Hinterland.

Rob's work appears in Issue 7 of Hinterland. Click here to buy a copy.