by Windy Borman | Sep 20, 2011 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand
By Michael Wysocki Everywhere I go I am so fascinated and curious, like there’s more to these Elephants than I realized. I have only been here a few days and I have seen five Elephants come or go. Where are they coming from? Where do they go? I had the opportunity to...
by Windy Borman | Sep 18, 2011 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand
Day 2 from Michael Wysocki: After two full days at FAE I am starting to understand its being, not only the Elephants as creatures but this entire sanctuary of a home for every life here. Soraida has created a little 200 acre world and as I walk around I ask myself,...
by Windy Borman | Sep 17, 2011 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand
From Guest Blogger, Michael Wysocki: It took me 5 days to make my way from Los Angeles to Mae- Yao National Reserve in Northern Thailand, where FAE lives. I did choose to go through Thailand’s infamous Bangkok, and with all of its scenes, colors, and human indulgence...
by Windy Borman | Sep 17, 2011 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand
Hello, All, I am happy to introduce a Guest Blogger to “The Eyes of Thailand” community. Michael Wysocki is a new Ele-friend who has the unique experience of volunteering at FAE’s Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand. We welcome Michael to the...
by Windy Borman | Sep 12, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE While most of the United States was busy marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, half a world away, an endangered Asian Elephant suffered a brutal reminder of the ongoing war raging in Burma (Myanmar). San Francisco, CA –...
by Windy Borman | Sep 12, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Soraida Salwala, the Founder for the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Hospital, sent the following email: On Sunday morning (11th September, 2011) Dr. Preecha called me to inform that a Sidor, a male [elephant] without tusk, stepped on a landmine in Burma. I had...
