by Windy Borman | Jun 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, founded in 1995, is the nation’s largest natural habitat refuge developed specifically for endangered African and Asian elephants. It operates on 2,700 acres in Hohenwald, Tennessee. NewsChannel 5 reporter Nick Beres takes an...
by Windy Borman | May 17, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Yesterday my friend Marc forwarded a link of an elephant painting a picture at a tourist camp in Thailand. Perhaps you’ve seen it floating around YouTube? Marc asked me what I thought and I told him, but instead of just sharing it with him, I figured more may...
by Windy Borman | May 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
May 10, 2010–I am happy to announce another fundraising opportunity for The Eyes of Thailand. From May 1 – June 30, 2010, EarthLust will donate the TOTAL cost of your purchases to the film, through our fiscal sponsor (the San Francisco Film Society) when...
by Windy Borman | May 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
May 3, 1010–According to a 2004 Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor report, it is not uncommon for both domestic and wild animals—including buffalo, wild pigs and dogs, and tigers—to fall victim to landmines in Burma and Thailand. Reports indicate that up to...
by Windy Borman | Apr 20, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
April 20, 2010–Normally, this blog focuses on Thailand’s elephants, but yesterday I read about the success one man, known in Cambodia as “Uncle Elephant”, has had teaching humans to co-exist with the dwindling elephant populations. As Geoffrey...
