Mohan is now experiencing a freedom unlike he has ever known before. He surrounded by the love and kindness from the humans who rescued him, “Mohan’s FREEDOM Team,” at the Elephant Care & Conservation Center . And he knows that, in time, when he has started to heal (he is physically quite fragile & of … 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 »
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 »
World Elephant Day is Tuesday 12 August 2016 “Elevents” (here are just a few of the events being held worldwide) 1) Screenings are being held for the film (also available online) When Elephants Were Young. This “feature documentary reveals the true story of the human-Asian elephant relationship. It will be released in theatres to celebrate World … Continue reading »
When Lucy the elephant celebrates her 135th birthday (135, you say!) in 2016* she won’t be wearing her crown as the “spokes-elephant” for her more crestfallen, warm-blooded, captive elephant cousins. In fact, Lucy the elephant never accepted that crown despite an earlier offer of assistance from the animal activist group PETA. For with that crown, or … Continue reading »
Growing Up Ele : Update on Rorogoi As with every orphaned elephant rescued by The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust there comes a time, or graduation day, when a new stage is reached by an elephant that brings her ( or him) closer to her (or his ) eventual release back into the wild. From that … Continue reading »
When elephant trainer Buckles Woodcock was first sent by John Cuneo Jr. (who later established the Hawthorn Corporation, the equivalent of an elephant’s worst nightmare) to judge the viability of a young elephant named Popsicle for the rigorous life of a circus elephant he sent word that she looked like an elephant he would be … Continue reading »
It all started with a letter from a boy of 9 to a wildlife photographer in an appeal to “raise money for the elephant I am going to save”. For some children that may have been a daunting task. But for the likes of a Te Awamutu New Zealand boy anything was possible if you set your … Continue reading »