by Windy Borman | Mar 10, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
In preparation for Thailand’s National Elephant Day on March 13, the Prostheses Foundation began molding a new prosthetic leg for elephant landmine survivor, Motala. Motala stepped on a landmine on August 15, 1999. She received her first prosthetic limb 10...
by Windy Borman | Feb 19, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Please enjoy the new photos of Mosha, taken on February 12, 2010 by a member of Collecting Smiles Club. Mosha (which means Star in the Karin language) is a 3-year old Asian Elephant at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital. When she was 7-months...
by Windy Borman | Dec 29, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Motala and Baby Mosha each received their new prostheses from the Prostheses Foundation. Both Asian Elephants are survivors of landmine accidents and star in the feature-length elephant conservation documentary, The Eyes of Thailand. Motala stepped on a landmine on...
by Windy Borman | Dec 28, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
Mosha (which means Star in the Karin language) is a 3-year old Asian Elephant at the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital. When she was 7-months old, Mosha stepped on a landmine along the Thai-Burma border. Her owner donated her to FAE, where Soraida...
by Windy Borman | Dec 22, 2009 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
December 22, 2009– Baby Mosha, a 3-year old Asian Elephant who stepped on a landmine when she was 7-months old, will receive a new prosthetic limb from the Prostheses Foundation at FAE’s Elephant Hospital on January 2, 2010. On August 15, 2009, I filmed...