EAI IN THE NEWS

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.

October 6, 2019 - WCBM 680

21st Century Radio’s Dr. Zohara Hieronimus interviews EAI founder and CEO Carol Buckley on her life’s work with elephants and what they have to teach us as human beings.

September 2, 2019 - The Elephant Soul

Chain-free corrals, mahout and elephant training, compassionate care and elephant foot care are noted as just some of the programs that put Elephant Aid International on the list of five trusted organizations working to improve the welfare of elephants in captivity in Asia.

September 1, 2019 - The Nomadic Vegan

Diana from The Elephant Soul points to Elephant Aid International's assessment of living conditions for mahouts and elephants in Nepal's tourism industry to make a strong case for tourists to choose humane alternatives to elephant back safaris when visiting Chitwan, Nepal.

July 8, 2019 - NBC 41 WMGT

Regional NBC affiliate WMGT featured Elephant Refuge North America on its Daybreak morning show with a brief history of the refuge and special features of the land that make it ideal for elephants. EAI founder Carol Buckley explains the concept of sanctuary for elephants and the importance of ERNA’s location.

January 10, 2019 - WFSU Radio

EAI founder and CEO Carol Buckley was a guest on WFSU Public Media's radio show, “Voices that Inspire.” Carol discussed Elephant Aid International's work, Elephant Refuge North America and how trust creates the foundation for connections between humans and elephants.

January 4, 2019 - WFSU News

South Georgia might seem an unlikely place to find elephants. But that’s where an internationally-respected conservationist has built a sanctuary for these largest of land mammals.