by Windy Borman | Mar 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On March 10, 2010, I reported that the Prostheses Foundation began making a new prosthesis for Motala, an elephant landmine survivor featured in The Eyes of Thailand and a permanent resident of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital outside of...
by Windy Borman | Mar 10, 2010 | Action Alert, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
This is a re-posting from the AVAAZ.org website: Save the Elephants: STOP BLOODY IVORY This week, two countries are seeking to break the worldwide ban on ivory trading — a decision that could wipe out whole elephant populations and bring these magnificent...
by Windy Borman | Mar 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In preparation for Thailand’s National Elephant Day on March 13, the Prostheses Foundation began molding a new prosthetic leg for elephant landmine survivor, Motala. Motala stepped on a landmine on August 15, 1999. She received her first prosthetic limb 10...
by Windy Borman | Mar 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
In addition to building prosthetic limbs for elephants (like Mosha and Motala) that step on landmines, the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital also treats elephants for everything from illness to injuries. On February 18, 2010 we announced that ...
by Windy Borman | Mar 2, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
On February 26, 2010, Soraida Salwala, Founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital and featured in the elephant conservation documentary, The Eyes of Thailand, wrote to share: Motala and Mosha are the same. Mosha is not happy since she could...
