India: 2 orphaned Asian Elephants reintegrate into herd

by Windy BormanJun 15, 2010Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director0 comments

June 15, 2010– I just found this video (dated March 27, 2008) from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) of Deepak and Baba, two orphaned Asian elephant calves who got a second chance to live freely in India. Rescued when they were just a few months old, the two endangered elephants were hand-raised in IFAW’s rehabilitation center in the outskirts of Kaziranga National Park. After successful rehabilitation, Deepak and Baba were relocated to Manas National Park and join 6 other rehabilitated elephants. This is only the second time that endangered Asian elephants have been rehabilitated and released to the wild in India.

On May 11, 2009, Baba was caught on tape walking among a wild herd of elephants in Manas National Park, India.

This video footage is proof that when local citizens and governments are involved and view their native species as social and economic benefits–not problems or obstacles to progress–elephant reintroductions can be successful. For more information please visit: www.ifaw.org

-Windy Borman

Director & Producer, “The Eyes of Thailand”

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Windy Borman is a documentary filmmaker, Narrative Architect, and founder of WB Consulting LLC. After 25+ years on both sides of the camera and the stage — producing films that premiered at Sundance and HBO, interviewing Sir Richard Branson and Governor Gavin Newsom, and directing Ashley Judd's voiceover work — she created the B.R.A.V.E. Framework™: the narrative architecture system that gets the real version of female and non-binary executives from the Green Room to the mic. She works with executives and leaders who are done being the best-kept secret in their industry.