by Windy Borman | Nov 28, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Thanksgiving always causes me to reflect on what I’m grateful for, and this year I’m extra grateful for all of your love and support for me, Soraida, the elephants, the staff at FAE and “The Eyes of Thailand” film. "The Eyes of...
by Windy Borman | Nov 14, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Motala and Mosha each received newly designed elephant-sized prostheses on November 9, 2011. (Photo credit: Soraida Salwala). LAMPANG, THAILAND–On November 9, 2011, Mosha celebrated her sixth birthday at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Hospital, and to...
by Windy Borman | Oct 2, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Founder Charles Knowles kicked off the 10th Annual Wildlife Conservation Expo with some humor, but then got straight to the point: One out of every 1,000 species are going extinct every year. “It’s a man-made problem,” said Knowles, “so we need a man-made...
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...
by Windy Borman | Aug 31, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
I am thrilled to announce that in less than a month we’ve raised over US $2,000 for “The Eyes of Thailand” through our IndieGoGo campaign! Thanks to donations from our “Ele-Friends” like you, we’re well on our way to securing the US $75,000 needed to complete the...
by Windy Borman | Jul 20, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On Monday I read one of the most misleading articles I’ve seen in a long time. According to the Zoo News Digest, the reason they export elephants from Thailand is to help with overpopulation: There are already too many elephants in some of the national parks....
