EAI IN THE NEWS
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.
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.
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 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.”