by Windy Borman | Sep 13, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
On August 5, 2010, I wrote that Mae ka pae, a 22-year old elephant that stepped on a landmine along the Thia-Myanmar border, had arrived at FAE’s Elephant Hospital. Sadly, I have to report that a fourth elephant, Boonmee, a 10-year old Thai elephant who was...
by Windy Borman | Sep 13, 2010 | DVA Productions Blog, Media Productions Blog, Notes from the Director
When the Mine Ban Treaty parties adopted the Cartagena Action Plan at the Cartagena Summit on a Mine-Free World in December 2009, they committed to “make use of synergies with other relevant instruments of international humanitarian and human rights law.”...
by Windy Borman | Aug 18, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from the Director
August 18, 2010–Below is an excerpt from Kevin James Moore’s August 9th article on the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital and the on-going threat of landmines: Mosha was walking alongside her mother through the jungles that cover the...
by Windy Borman | Aug 4, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
August 4, 2010– I just received the following email from Soraida Salwala, the founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital and featured in the documentary The Eyes of Thailand: ANOTHER VICTIM OF LANDMINE HAS JUST ARRIVED AT FAE Maekapae,...
by Windy Borman | Jul 7, 2010 | Eyes of Thailand, Notes from Soraida and FAE, Notes from the Director
July 7, 2010– Soraida Salwala, the founder of the Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE) Elephant Hospital, wrote to share that the Prostheses Foundation had returned to inspect and adjust the prostheses on two elephant landmine survivors, Mosha and Motala, both...
