A PROPER GREETING The welcoming committee could not have been more enthusiastic, or intuitive, when “one of the girls” had taken it upon her elephant self to wave a banner, one of the many that had been placed along a fence, upon which the word ‘freedom’ was so prominently displayed. And while it is unknown exactly … Continue reading »
Boots, sneakers, sandals, slides; all kinds of shoes ( & humans wearing them 🙂 ) turned out for the Global March For Elephants & Rhinos in Las Vegas this year. Some may even say that elephant shoes played a part in the trek down Las Vegas Boulevard. For those in the know, a silent … Continue reading »
What Would We Do Without Elephants? As we honor our pachyderms on this day, National Elephant Appreciation Day, we must remain steadfast in our efforts to save elephants from extinction. We must remain steadfast in our efforts to put an end to the abuse inflicted on our elephants held in captivity. … Continue reading »
Let the march begin! Help save our elephants from extinction by joining a GMFER (Global March For Elephants And Rhinos) in a city near you this week. This year’s GMFER was planned to coincide with the CITES CoP17 2016 World Wildlife Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. “Around 100 elephants and 3 rhinos are killed … Continue reading »
Sarah, The Duchess of York recently attended a “fully booked” “glitzy charity ball” for the sole purpose of helping to save endangered Asian elephants. The Elephant Ball 2016 was held in Gothenburg, Sweden and it is there that Sarah Ferguson also made an appearance on the TV talk show Skavlan earlier that same afternoon. “The Elephant Ball is a charity … Continue reading »
For those of us who have been a part of the Elephant Family family, and receiving their “e-news” letters, one can only reveal that a recent email shocked us to the core. Asian elephants in the country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) are now not only the target of poachers for their ivory. Asian … Continue reading »
Elephants need us so much more than you will ever know. World Elephant Day, for our elephants who are fighting to survive in the wild. World Elephant Day, for our elephants who suffer needlessly in captivity. Help our elephants in any way you can. Elephant Spoken Here was born on this day to help … Continue reading »
Remember Me Name: Star Date of Birth: 18 September 2007 Place of Birth: village of Baan Tuek, Thailand Date of Death: 24 May 2010 Gender: Female Elephant’s Home: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary BLES Location: near the village of Baan Tuek in Sukhothai, North Thailand For information on this Baby Elephant’s Life & more photos … Continue reading »
If watching this video of an adorable woolly mammoth-like orphaned baby elephant doesn’t encourage you to help save these wonderful creatures then nothing can. As scientists have discovered the genetic link (in one study using mitochondrial DNA) from the Woolly Mammoth to the “modern elephant” they have also shown that the Asian elephant is even more closely … Continue reading »
Packy is a beloved elephant who has spent his entire life in the Oregon Zoo (he was hailed as the “first elephant born in the Western hemisphere in 44 years”; that truth humans can agree on. What we fail to agree upon, however, is just why humans are allowed to profit off of the backs of our elephants holding them to … Continue reading »