EAI IN THE NEWS

April 5, 2021 - The Third Pole

Nepali elephant owners hard-hit by the pandemic shutdown of tourism are defying international law to sell their animals to Indian buyers, in what EAI founder & CEO Carol Buckley calls an exodus.

November 6, 2020 - Nepali Times

EAI co-signed this op-ed urging Nepali elephant owners to improve the living conditions of their elephants and join the growing number of ethical tourism initiatives that allow tourists to observe elephants without interacting with them.

October 23, 2020 - Report Door

EAI is incredibly lucky to have Dr. Kushal Konwar Sarma, who is happiest when he's around elephants, as a member of our Advisory Council.

June 22, 2020 - The Kathmandu Post

With tourism in Nepal at a standstill, wealthy private elephant owners tell the media that they cannot afford to feed their animals. But the situation is complicated and the owners have brushed aside offers of help from Westerners.

May 20, 2020 - Atlanta magazine

An in-depth look at Carol Buckley’s life, from her first meeting with Tarra to her present work in south Georgia and Nepal.

May 20, 2020 - Good News Network

When the Covid-19 pandemic halted tourism in Asia, Carol Buckley and EAI came up with an ingenious solution to feed out-of-work elephants and help local farmers.

May 4, 2020 - Kennebec Journal

A Maine teacher and Carol Buckley have partnered to bring sixth and seventh graders into the world of elephants.

April 23, 2020 - Newsweek

Less tourists, less need for elephants. Once elephants are returned to their owners in the forested mountains, the elephants will have plenty of live vegetation to eat.

April 21, 2020 - Kathmandu Post

Coverage of EAI’s efforts on behalf of the privately owned elephants idled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 1, 2020 - Atlanta magazine

Atlanta magazine profiles the life and work of EAI founder and CEO Carol Buckley, from her youth to her latest initiative, Elephant Refuge North America.

January 31, 2020 - Nepali Sansar

Animal advocates, including EAI, appeal to the Nepali government to stop the abuse of elephants during the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign.

January 30, 2020 - Kathmandu Post

This coverage of efforts to stop elephant abuse during Visit Nepal 2020 cites changes Tiger Tops Elephant Camp made to its program in 2017, in consultation with EAI founder and CEO Carol Buckley, when it stopped staging elephant polo games and allowed its elephants to live chain free.

January 29, 2020 - myRepublica

Fifty international elephant experts, including EAI, urge the government of Nepal to stop elephant abuse (rides and games) during the Visit Nepal 2020 campaign.

January 25, 2020 - The Indian Express

EAI Advisory Council member Dr. K.K. Sarma is one of 118 recipients of the Padma Shri award for 2020. The award is conferred on “extraordinary individuals who have made exceptional contributions to [India’s] society, nation and humanity.”

October 22, 2019 - Psychology Today

G.A. Bradshaw Ph.D, Ph.D, provides an overview of the first of Carol Buckley's webinar series "Lessons from the Elephants," noting that the journey of a woman and an elephant provides a model for us to save the planet.