by Windy Borman | May 24, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
“Richard Lair, from San Francisco, California, has intensively studied the Asian elephant for 27 years and is presently Advisor and International Relations Officer at the National Elephant Institute of Thailand, based at the Forest Industry Organization’s...
by Windy Borman | May 23, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On May 15, 2009, the San Diego Zoo moved several of its elephants, which include 6 Asian Elephants, using crates and cranes to their new home “Elephant Odyssey”, which opens May 23, 2009. You can read more about the move by reading Ron Ringer’s blog...
by Windy Borman | May 22, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Usually when I mention I’m producing “The Eyes of Thailand”, a documentary on the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital, someone in the group asks, “Is that near where they have the painting elephants?”, obviously...
by Windy Borman | May 13, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Soraida Salwala, founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital in Thailand is quoted here speaking out against the living and working conditions of Bangkok’s roaming elephants. To read the full article, please visit:...
by Windy Borman | May 13, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
According to this China Post article from April 25, 2009, the Thai government has tabled a proposed ban on the export of Thai Asian elephants due to the staggering decline of both domesticated and wild elephants in the country. They currently estimate that over 200...
by Windy Borman | May 6, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
In 1993, Soraida Salwala opened the world’s first Asian Elephant Hospital to treat elephants that are ill or injured as a result of work, abuse or neglect. Elephants have always had a special place in Soraida’s heart, but she found her calling at eight-years old when...
