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The Ugly Truth about Elephant Rides
ElephantVoices explains the brutal truth behind the way elephants are “trained” to carry tourists on their backs for elephant rides.
Ex-pats raise funds for new Elephant Hospital
Soraida Salwala, the founder of FAE’s Elephant Hospital, responds to reports that a group of ex-pats in Chiang Mai is raising funds to build a new elephant hospital in northern Thailand.
UPDATED: Tales and Tails for Elephants
“Tales & Tails” is a book filled with poetry, prose and photos about elephants that is destined to inspire animal lovers and convert new elephant lovers. Plus, all profits from the book go directly to Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand.
Inside the Minds of Animals
I was thrilled to receive my August 16th edition of Time magazine and see that the cover story read, “What Animals Think: New Science reveals they’re smarter than we realized”. But I still think the article played it safe.
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.