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 6, 2011 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The Monitor released its twelfth annual Landmine Monitor report globally on November 24, 2010 during a press conference in Geneva. Landmine Monitor 2010 provides a summary and analysis of developments in 2009 and the first portion of 2010 related to mine ban policy...
by Windy Borman | Dec 20, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
It’s been a very busy fall for “The Eyes of Thailand” and I apologize if you feel neglected. During the radio silence the past six weeks, we’ve been able to get some big things in the works. Here is a snapshot: I filmed 20 hours of footage in...
by Windy Borman | Nov 12, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
The last two days have been a whirlwind of excitement, interviews and declarations. On Thursday, I had lunch with William Robichaud, Coordinator of the IUCN/SSC Saola Working Group, whom I met at the Wildlife Conservation Expo in October, and then I interviewed: Paul...
by Windy Borman | Nov 8, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
According to The Irrawaddy, during the U.S.-Vietnam War, the conflict spilled over into Laos, which led to U.S. warplanes dropping more than two million tons of bombs (or 270 million explosives) over Laos. This, according to UN data, is more than all the explosives...