by Windy Borman | Feb 19, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Corinne Morton taught her 6th Grade Science classes in Ithaca, NY (USA) about the plight of elephants in the wild and captivity. Inspired by The Eyes of Thailand trailer, three students wrote poems about Thai elephants. Below is the second poem: A Thailand Elephant...
by Windy Borman | Feb 18, 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 15, 2010, Soraida Salwala,...
by Windy Borman | Feb 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Corinne Morton taught her 6th Grade Science classes in Ithaca, NY (USA) about the plight of elephants in the wild and captivity. Ms. Morton writes: I did a big unit on elles in science for all 90 of my students and still weave in elles whenever I can, inducing my...
by Windy Borman | Feb 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Last week I found a link to an article about China’s ivory trade written by James Pomfret and Tom Kirkwood, dated November 9, 2009. The authors write: A passion for ivory ornaments such as these is what helped decimate African and Asian elephant populations...
by Windy Borman | Feb 8, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In addition to providing comprehensive veterinary care at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand, FAE also offers a Mobile Vet Clinic for elephant owners and camps that cannot afford to bring their elephants to Soraida Salwala...
