Tribute to Lottie

Story by Angela I have been blessed to share the lives of many elephants so far, and more to come. The first elephant I “met” at TES was Liz, but this story is about one of her sisters, sweet Lottie. Although I adored every single one of the Girls, somehow…...

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Mannar

Story by Jade One of 9 elephants who is now part of an Elephant conservation project in the north of Chiang Mai. A very strong personality this one, who likes to wind up her mahout! Previously worked in the tourism industry in Thailand, living a cruel life in captivity. Its…...

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Tribute to Limba

Story by Ietje This is about Limba, a wild-caught female Asian elephant. Limba cannot be saved anymore, but because of her I will help save the next elephant. This 50-year old elephant of Bowmanville Zoo, Canada, was euthanised by her owners in December 2013. She was worn out and had…...

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Shirley

Story by Barbara When I saw Shirley’s story told, when she was reunited with Jenny after many years of separation, I knew at that moment that my life had changed forever.  The remarkable reunion of these two old friends opened my heart and mind to the tender and caring nature…...

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Why on Thanksgiving we are grateful for elephants

  Thanksgiving is a day that is essentially ‘assigned’ for people to be thankful. Which is somewhat strange, but it does give individuals a reason to verbalize some of the wonderful occurrences, beings, and people in their lives. We are very far from home, in a country that doesn’t celebrate…...

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Shifting perceptions- slippery slope or simply doing what is right?

Giving human rights to animals – a topic that has been discussed for many years among those that fight for animal welfare, is now emerging into mainstream discussions. The basic principle is that all animals deserve the right to autonomy and it raises the challenging question – what right do…...

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