TheveterinarianMarkusWenningerreceivesasurprisingoffertotakeoverthemanagementofananimalcarefacilityinAfrica.WithhischildrenKattaandJacobhebeginsthejourneytoanewlife,stirredbythememoriesofthedreamhehadsharedwithhissuddenlydeceasedwifeofstartingafarminAfrica. IntheexperiencedanimalhandlerJonathanGold,hefindsaloyalandcompetentemployee.Markushelp,though,isimmediatelyandurgentlyrequired:aruthlessgangofpoachersismakingtroubleintheNationalPark. WiththeattractivegamewardenArianeathisside,Markusfightsfortheprotectionoftheanimalsandthepreservationoftheirhabitat.ThetworapidlygrowclosermuchtotheconsternationofArianespartner,thegamewardenOliver,whohasturnedtoheavydrinkingaftersufferingadifficultstrokeoffate. Meanwhile,Jacob,apassionateanimallover,isexcitedbytheirnewhome,whileKattaisextremelyunhappy.The13-year-oldmissesherfamiliarsurroundingsandherfriends. Consideringhisdaughtershomesicknessandthewildernessdangerstowhichhehasexposedhischildren,MarkusbeginsquestioninghisdecisiontoleaveGermany.ButasheandArianecatchupwiththepoachers,theirownlivesaresuddenlyontheline