by Windy Borman | Sep 8, 2011 | Donation Perks, Eyes of Thailand
Sir David Attenborough asks: Are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? We aren’t at “The Eyes of Thailand” and neither is artist Annabel Ruffell, who has created a new painting, also entitled...
by Windy Borman | Feb 3, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Below is Part 2 of the two-part article, originally written in 1993 by Sean Whyte. (Read Part 1 here): “Soraida, I think it’s a wonderful idea. We both know it won’t be easy but if anyone can get this hospital built, I’m certain you are that person. Please keep me...
by Windy Borman | Jan 26, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE
Soraida Salwala, founder of FAE's Elephant Hospital, soothes Baby Honey in 1993. Below is Part 1 of a two-part article originally written by Sean Whyte in 1993 detailing how Soraida’s bond with an injured baby elephant led her to found FAE’s Elephant...
by Windy Borman | Jan 10, 2011 | Action Alert, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In December 2010, ElephantVoices distributed a press release describing the maltreatment of Sri Lanka’s dwindling number of Asian Elephants. While The Eyes of Thailand documentary focuses on Asian Elephants primarily in Thailand and Southeast Asia, I felt...
by Windy Borman | Jan 7, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Photo credit: Jodi Frediani Below is an excerpt from a longer article published in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on January 2, 2011: Boonmee was depressed and in pain. The 10-year-old Asian elephant was separated from her mother and her foot looked like a cauliflower....
