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 | Jul 31, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
This morning I received a wonderful message from Soraida Salwala, the founder of FAE: Motala’s prosthetic leg has just been scheduled to 15-16 August, 2009. Ten years from her tragic accident. I just cannot wait. This morning she tried to walk to Kamchan and I...
by Windy Borman | Jul 21, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Soraida Salwala, founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant, continues her fight to protect Thai Elephants, this time by testifying against the President of Wildlife Fund Thailand. In an email to Windy Borman, Soriada writes: The wildlife merchant is the president...
by Windy Borman | Jun 30, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
The Chiang Mai Zoo successfully breed their first Panda cub last month, which has attracted the attention–and donations–from Thais. Unfortunately, that has left little room for Thailand’s endangered national symbol, the Thai Asian Elephant. In...
by Windy Borman | Jun 18, 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. To date, she and her staff have treated over 2,000 elephants for everything from eye infections to knife...
by Windy Borman | Jun 12, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Below is a recent update on Mosha from Soraida Salwala, Founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital: Mosha has grown taller and her prosthetic leg is being made to make her front two legs on the same level. I have the railing for Mosha to...
