by Windy Borman | Sep 13, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
I am writing with an update on Boonmee, the 10-year elephant landmine victim that arrived at FAE’s Elephant Hospital today. Soraida Salwala, FAE’s founder, sent me the following email: Boonmee is a 10-year old Thai elephant. She was taken across the border...
by Windy Borman | Sep 13, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On August 5, 2010, I wrote that Mae ka pae, a 22-year old elephant that stepped on a landmine along the Thia-Myanmar border, had arrived at FAE’s Elephant Hospital. Sadly, I have to report that a fourth elephant, Boonmee, a 10-year old Thai elephant who was...
by Windy Borman | Sep 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
ElephantVoices, a non-profit organization whose goals are to advance the study of elephant cognition, communication and social behavior, and to promote the scientifically sound and ethical management and care of elephants, posted the following article on their blog on...
by Windy Borman | Sep 2, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
A recent article in the Chiang Mai Citylife E-zine caught my attention. It reported: A group of energetic retired expats got together a few years back to organise a slew of fun and interesting activities – Citylife Garden Fair, weekend getaways, raffles nights,...
by Windy Borman | Aug 23, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 23, 2010– “After meeting a very special elephant in Thailand and becoming dedicated to the plight of these extraordinary animals, I wanted to do something, to make some difference and help in any way possible”, Marieke L. van der Velden says. What began...
by Windy Borman | Aug 20, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 20, 2010– I was thrilled to receive the August 16th edition of Time magazine and see that the cover story read, “What Animals Think: New Science reveals they’re smarter than we realized”. For many animal lovers–especially us...
