by Windy Borman | Feb 18, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
In addition to building prosthetic limbs for elephants (like Mosha and Motala) that step on landmines, the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital also treats elephants for everything from illness to injuries. On February 15, 2010, Soraida Salwala,...
by Windy Borman | Feb 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Corinne Morton taught her 6th Grade Science classes in Ithaca, NY (USA) about the plight of elephants in the wild and captivity. Ms. Morton writes: I did a big unit on elles in science for all 90 of my students and still weave in elles whenever I can, inducing my...
by Windy Borman | Feb 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Last week I found a link to an article about China’s ivory trade written by James Pomfret and Tom Kirkwood, dated November 9, 2009. The authors write: A passion for ivory ornaments such as these is what helped decimate African and Asian elephant populations...
by Windy Borman | Feb 8, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In addition to providing comprehensive veterinary care at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital in Lampang, Thailand, FAE also offers a Mobile Vet Clinic for elephant owners and camps that cannot afford to bring their elephants to Soraida Salwala...
by Windy Borman | Jan 6, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Dr. Joyce Poole, the Co-Founder of ElephantVoices, has compiled a list of 8 things everyone can do to help elephants: Spread the Word Don’t Visit Circuses that Exhibit Elephants Don’t go on an Elephant-Back Safari or Trek Be an Eco-tourist Don’t Wear...
by Windy Borman | Dec 29, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Motala and Baby Mosha each received their new prostheses from the Prostheses Foundation. Both Asian Elephants are survivors of landmine accidents and star in the feature-length elephant conservation documentary, The Eyes of Thailand. Motala stepped on a landmine on...
