Animals Asia
January 12, 2011 My last full day in Vietnam was spent at the Animals Asia bear rescue center outside of Hanoi. Many thanks to Jill Robinson, founder of this superb facility, for introducing me to … [Read more...]
Sweetie Kali
Upon returning to the National Trust for Nature Conservancy in Chitwan, I was surprised and pleased to see Sweetie Kali still there. Last year I was told she was to be moved to the zoo in … [Read more...]
Modi Prasad
Around this time last year, I met a man named Vincent in Sauraha, Nepal. We spoke over dinner, along with a table full of other people, about his plan to start an Elephant Retreat Center in … [Read more...]
Elephants in Asia, Foot care, Mahouts
Breeding Center
Kiran, the government veterinary technician, and I finished trimming feet at the Government Breeding Center yesterday. I was so pleased that things really changed from the first day. I spoke with … [Read more...]
Color Holy Day
March 20, 2011 Today is the second of two days of the Holy Day Festival of Color, when everyone runs around spreading powered paint on everyone else. It did not take long to learn that the official … [Read more...]
Elephant welfare, Foot care, Mahouts
a powerful lesson
I am back in Sauraha, feeling like I have come full circle. For the past week I have trimmed feet at the government center. The majority of elephants who have received pedicures are adult males used … [Read more...]
Back in Kathmandu
I am sitting in the wifi area of a modest guesthouse in Kathmandu overwhelmed by the feeling of having come home. This is an unexpected surprise. I liked Kathmandu the last time I was here but did not … [Read more...]
my last evening in India
Oh, what a night! It started with a 60-minute walk-about with two elephants dressed to the nines and hundreds of devotees. It was like being in a pageant. Lakshmi is mature beyond her years. She wore … [Read more...]
A Gem in Sri Lanka
I realize that this entry is out of sequence but it deserves singular attention. While in Sri Lanka I was fortunate to meet up with a veterinarian named Deepani Jayantha. She develops and manages … [Read more...]
Lakshmipriya and Bishnu
I have spent the past several days observing Lakshmipriya and Bishnupriya, two young temple elephants living at an ashram in Mayapur, India. Thanks to the dedication of Hrimati Dasi, a lifetime … [Read more...]
an experiment in providing freedom
Today Suparna Ganguly of Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA), a member of EAI’s Advisory Council, and I started on a fabulous adventure to the Dubare National Park. An adventurous young woman … [Read more...]
Menaka missed her pedicure appointment
Today I was supposed to give Menaka a pedicure to address two problem areas on her front feet. I met Menaka in India last May. At that time she was living at the Bangalore Zoo, having recently been … [Read more...]
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