by Windy Borman | Sep 15, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer, Robert Selna, recently visited the Elephant Nature Park in Thailand, where I filmed for 2 days in August (“Production Days 8-9: Elephant Nature Park”) and spent time with the founder, Lek Chailert. Selna’s 5...
by Windy Borman | Sep 15, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
Soraida Salwala, founder of Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), is quoted in the Bangkok Post, speaking out against Thailand’s attempt to create trade goodwill with Japan by exporting 2 baby Thai Elephants to the Osaka Zoo. Below is an excerpt from the...
by Windy Borman | Sep 9, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Soraida emailed the following update on Baby Namfon, who was rejected by her mother and has been nursed at the FAE Elephant Hospital since this spring, and Motala, the elephant landmine survivor who received her her first prosthetic limb on August 15, 2009–10...
by Windy Borman | Aug 25, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Below is the email I received from Soraida Salwala, the Founder and Director of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand, regarding Motala, the elephant who receive her first prosthetic on August 16, 2009 after stepping on a...
by Windy Borman | Aug 23, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
I have received a few comments from people in the U.S. that they heard Motala’s first prosthesis broke. I can confirm that, yes, the prosthetic limb did break. It actually crumpled last week when she laid on it. The good news is Friends of the Asian Elephant...
by Windy Borman | Aug 23, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On my final production day, I interviewed Galen Garwood, a U.S. artist and filmmaker living in Chiang Mai who first became involved with the plight of the Thai Asian Elephants 10 years ago. His stories, articles, films and art share an underlying goal to educate...
