Comments on: Thailand’s New Nursing Home for Elephants

By: janette

janette — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:39:18 +0000

Thank you for the wonderful work and dedication you have on behalf of the elephants who desere a kinder life out of slavery and where they can live quietly amongst their own and those who care..every effort of or donation no matter how small, for their benefit, is making a difference.

By: heidi

heidi — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:59:55 +0000

It is good to see that there is something done for the elephants.

By: Talen

Talen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:14:40 +0000

Martyn,
I took a lot of pictures of that elephant and the same thing crossed my mind with every click and then I thought ” What if he’s in the throwing kinda mood” That’s when I moved on.

By: Talen

Talen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:12:59 +0000

Mike,
It is nice to see that efforts are being made but unfortunately I think they are a little late…the 1960′s or 70′s would have been a better starting point.

By: Talen

Talen — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:11:24 +0000

Those are gloomy thoughts, but hopefully the sanctuaries will change focus at some point to not only saving these beautiful animals but perhaps breeding them.

By: Martyn

Martyn — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:35:26 +0000

Talen I recently had the pleasure of photographing a couple of elephants on my recent Thailand trip. It was a great experience.

This is another step in the right direction to preserving as you put it Thailand’s beautiful icon and I hope it works and is not too late. I don’t know the breeding capabilities of older elephants but I guess it’s not good.

Let’s hope some of the other projects bear a new born calf or two and the ones like the Lampang project add years to the lives of the elder generation. I love the top photo but I hope he’s not going to play around with that using his trunk.
.-= Martyn´s last blog ..Three Steps To Heaven – Kanchanaburi’s Erawan Waterfall =-.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:07:29 +0000

Talen nice to see a bit of positive action. I hope this and other projects are not too little too late. .-= Mike´s last blog ..Buddhist Funeral Rites and Ceremony-Introduction =-.

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By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:31:13 +0000

Sad to think of a Thailand with a shrinking elephant population. But as the human population grows, it pushes out the wildlife. And as the aged elephants die off, the sanctuaries won't be needed either. Then Thai elephants will only been seen in zoos. Sigh. Such gloomy thoughts. It feels like a Monday. .-= Catherine´s last blog ..Interview: Benjawan Poomsan Becker =-.