Mee Chok : Elephant of the Week at Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary : Blessed
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Mee Chok : Elephant of the Week at Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary : Blessed

Name: Mee Chok Name in Thai: Blessed Former Name/Name in Thai:  Pheung Yai/Bumble Bee Gender: Male Where Now: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary Location: near the village of Baan Tuek in Sukhothai, North Thailand   Blessed : For more Photos of Mee Chok see them at: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary : Mee Chok   All his little life, after Mee … Continue reading »

British Airways Gives the Ultimate Gift To Save Elephants With Their Sponsorship & Conservation Efforts at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya Africa
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British Airways Gives the Ultimate Gift To Save Elephants With Their Sponsorship & Conservation Efforts at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya Africa

It is always more pleasing to give than to receive and there can be none more deserving of such gift than our orphaned baby elephants. Just ask the staff and crew members of a major airline who regularly volunteer to take part in each compassionate flight.     For British Airways, providing warm blankets (comfort) and the transport of nourishment (special milk flown … Continue reading »

Ndotto : Elephant of the Week at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust : Too Cute  Part 2
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Ndotto : Elephant of the Week at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust : Too Cute Part 2

Ndotto’s Rescue The logistics of Ndotto’s rescue was more like a nightmare than the “dream” of which his name implies. Through a series of communications the rescue began. Beginning with a tribesman’s hours long trek down Ndotto’s namesake mountain, through a Milgis Trust “community ranger,” through that “grassroots conservation organization’s” founder Helen Douglas-Dufresne to The … Continue reading »

Ndotto : Elephant of the Week at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust : Too Cute   Part 1
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Ndotto : Elephant of the Week at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust : Too Cute Part 1

Name: Ndotto Date of Birth: Tuesday, 5 August 2014 Gender: Male Where: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery   Nairobi Kenya Africa   Too Cute For Photos see Ndotto’s orphan profile & video at: The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust His name comes from the Ndoto Mountains, the place of his birth. (“In Swahali it means dream.”) And … Continue reading »

Where in the World Would You Find the Doppelganger of an Elephant ? : Striking Photographs Illuminate Nature’s Glory
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Where in the World Would You Find the Doppelganger of an Elephant ? : Striking Photographs Illuminate Nature’s Glory

Tucked away in Iceland is an elephant that closely guards an island (off of its southwest corner) called Heimaey. This elephant shares the island, the “largest in the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago at 4 nautical miles,” with an estimated 4500 locals. A migratory population of 8 million puffins visits every summer, as well as a cruise ship every now … Continue reading »

What a Wonderful Story : Wendi the Elephant Inspires “Christmas Fostering” at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust With Endearing “Adopt Me”  Video
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What a Wonderful Story : Wendi the Elephant Inspires “Christmas Fostering” at The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust With Endearing “Adopt Me” Video

She was so fragile they didn’t know she would even make it through the night, let alone bring another kind of joy into their lives at later date… This video is so beautifully produced and sweetly told Elephant Spoken Here will now defer to Dame Daphne Sheldrick and one of the selfless DSWT keepers / … Continue reading »

Say It Isn’t So : Elephants Giving Massages in Thailand : The Cruelty Behind the Gimmick and No, This is NOT  ‘One For The Bucket List’
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Say It Isn’t So : Elephants Giving Massages in Thailand : The Cruelty Behind the Gimmick and No, This is NOT ‘One For The Bucket List’

They call it phajaan or elephant crushing. It must be done, the humans say. The goal is to break the spirit of the elephant. After all there can only be one boss and it certainly isn’t the elephant. Their wishes or natural inclinations are insignificant. So they take our elephants and put them in a … Continue reading »

Gypsy :  Elephant of the Week at PAWS – Performing Animal Welfare Society : Elephas Maximus
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Gypsy : Elephant of the Week at PAWS – Performing Animal Welfare Society : Elephas Maximus

Name: Gypsy Date of Birth: 1967 Gender: Female Where Now: PAWS Wildlife Sanctuary Elephas Maximus    For more information and Videos of Gypsy that you will love see them at: PAWS   If you remember the documentary film that Lily Tomlin narrates, An Apology to Elephants, you will remember Pat Derby co-founder of PAWS, shushing the … Continue reading »

PAWS Launches ‘BUCKS FOR BULLS’ Campaign & Your Donations Save Bull Elephants
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PAWS Launches ‘BUCKS FOR BULLS’ Campaign & Your Donations Save Bull Elephants

  The Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) has launched a campaign to Save Bull Elephants. By donating to their cause, “Bucks For Bulls,” you can help rescue bull elephants like Nicholas or Prince who now have a peaceful life and can live like elephants, as they should.   “The “Bucks For Bulls” premise is simple. Every friend of … Continue reading »