by windyborman | Nov 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
When we returned to FAE, Boonmee was still hanging on. She was brighter than Day One, but still seemed tired so the volunteers watched Boonmee’s behavior but did not perform any TTouches on her. Craniosacral Volunteer Patty Coogan explained, “It’s a dance, how much...
by windyborman | Mar 30, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On March 27, 2010, I attended the Performing Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) Summit for Elephants. It was wonderful to be in a room full of elephant advocates and brainstorm about how to protect Asian and African elephants in captivity and the wild. Those in...
by windyborman | Mar 25, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
March 25, 2010–Like many of our fellow elephant supporters, we’ve watched and read the updates coming out of the Convention on International Trading in Endangered Species (CITIES) in Doha this month. Today we are happy to report that the requests from...
by windyborman | Mar 10, 2010 | Action Alert, Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
This is a re-posting from the AVAAZ.org website: Save the Elephants: STOP BLOODY IVORY This week, two countries are seeking to break the worldwide ban on ivory trading — a decision that could wipe out whole elephant populations and bring these magnificent...
by windyborman | Feb 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Last week I found a link to an article about China’s ivory trade written by James Pomfret and Tom Kirkwood, dated November 9, 2009. The authors write: A passion for ivory ornaments such as these is what helped decimate African and Asian elephant populations...
