Insights
The Asian Elephant is walking an explosive path toward extinction
Mosha resides at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) hospital along with Motala, a 49-year old elephant and landmine survivor who also received a prosthetic limb ten years after an ill-fated step in 1999 that deprived her of a front limb as well. Founded in 1993 as the world’s first Asian Elephant hospital by Soraida Salwala, FAE has helped these two elephants walk again with the use of prostheses.
Bittersweet Anniversary of Elephant Landmine Survivor’s First Steps
One year ago documentary filmmaker Windy Borman recorded the step heard round the world. After 10 years of surgery and rehabilitation, Motala, a 48-year old elephant landmine survivor at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital outside of Lampang, Thailand, took her first step on her new prosthetic limb.
Elephant Hospital treats elephant landmine survivor
August 5, 2010--Yesterday I shared that Mae Ka Pae, a 22-year old elephant, who stepped on a landmine along the Thai-Burma border, arrived at the...
New elephant landmine victim arrives at FAE Elephant Hospital
ANOTHER VICTIM OF LANDMINE HAS JUST ARRIVED AT FAE: Maekapae, 22 years old female, has been injured by landmine in Myanmar since last week. She arrived at FAE at 5.30 p.m. today. Left hind leg is severely injured, the food pad is shredded but the nails are left dangling. The wound is infected.
Annabel Ruffell donates 20% of art sales to “The Eyes of Thailand”
August 3, 2010-- Every month artist Annabel Ruffell identifies a specific cause to showcase in her S.E.E. - Soul Energy Expressions ~ Art from the...
Thai Elephant strays from sanctuary
A 28-year old elephant strayed from its wildlife sanctuary in Thailand. Instead of sending him to a zoo, Thai mahouts performed a ritual to ask the deities to approach him. While they eventually used a tranquilizer on him, the mahouts succeeded in loading him onto a truck and taking him to the Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary in Chachoengsao.