by Windy Borman | Nov 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The last two days have been a whirlwind of excitement, interviews and declarations. On Thursday, I had lunch with William Robichaud, Coordinator of the IUCN/SSC Saola Working Group, whom I met at the Wildlife Conservation Expo in October, and then I interviewed: Paul...
by Windy Borman | Nov 8, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
According to The Irrawaddy, during the U.S.-Vietnam War, the conflict spilled over into Laos, which led to U.S. warplanes dropping more than two million tons of bombs (or 270 million explosives) over Laos. This, according to UN data, is more than all the explosives...
by Windy Borman | Nov 7, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today I attended a workshop called “Weaponery 101” presented by a former U.S. military/Department of Defense employee who know works for human rights. (He presented the information off the record so I cannot mention his name or give too many details, but...
by Windy Borman | Nov 6, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, CCM, prohibits all use, stockpiling, production and transfer of Cluster Munitions. Separate articles in the Convention concern assistance to victims, clearance of contaminated areas and destruction of stockpiles. The Convention was...
by Windy Borman | Nov 4, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today I completed the 5-day film shoot at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital. It has been an emotional week and I decided to wrap the day interviewing Soriada Salwala (FAE’s founder) and Dr. Preecha. The quest of a documentary film shoot...
by Windy Borman | Nov 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
When we returned to FAE, Boonmee was still hanging on. She was brighter than Day One, but still seemed tired so the volunteers watched Boonmee’s behavior but did not perform any TTouches on her. Craniosacral Volunteer Patty Coogan explained, “It’s a dance, how much...
