by windyborman | Sep 20, 2011 | Blog Guests, Eyes of Thailand
By Michael Wysocki Everywhere I go I am so fascinated and curious, like there’s more to these Elephants than I realized. I have only been here a few days and I have seen five Elephants come or go. Where are they coming from? Where do they go? I had the opportunity to...
by windyborman | Sep 12, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE While most of the United States was busy marking the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, half a world away, an endangered Asian Elephant suffered a brutal reminder of the ongoing war raging in Burma (Myanmar). San Francisco, CA –...
by windyborman | Nov 3, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today the Prostheses Foundation returned with the new “tester” prosthesis for Motala. Initially it looked like the shank of the limb was too short because Motala was swinging her leg without putting any weight on it. After Soraida Salwala (FAE’s Founder) spoke to...
by windyborman | Nov 1, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Today the Prostheses Foundation returned to the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital to remake Motala’s prosthesis. This will be the elephant landmine survivor’s fourth prosthetic limb since August 2009 when I filmed her taking her first steps on...
by windyborman | Oct 31, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Going back to the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital was quite an emotional experience. Mosha (age 4) has grown a least a foot (no pun intended) taller since I saw her last August, but is still as playful as ever. She was very curious to sniff the...
