I seem to make a habbit of multiple posts... I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration. I might be going on a service learning trip to Thailand sometime in Dec. We're supposed to be doing a documentary on a group of displaced villagers and their elephants. Apparently that particular herd and village have been together for generations with every young elephant being attached to a herder. I know it's not quite animal rights but it's close no?
That and i'm more than a little concerned about the impact of 30 something elephants on the local ecosystem. The surrounding area seems to be in a bad way...
Which area in thailand is this? and the organisation which you are working with is? i may know some people who may be able to help you but there so much polictics in the elephants of thailand. do go about it more in the details dear!! :D sounds exciting!
Haha, i would, but i don't want to flood your "comments" section. We're working with a group called MirrorArt. The people are Mae Yao. And the village is "raummit" in the Chiangrai district. I'll be going as the teams photoshop monkey and photographer. But there are a few local businesses that want me to survey the surrounding forrests for sustainable aquaculture. soo... should be an interesting trip.
And yes, i'd appreciate all the help i can get. Especially since this seems more like your thing than mine :p Mind mailing me at xnsdvd@hotmail.com?
aquaculture? u can flood here, its ok i tink! :) its easier to talk here really! there's an elephant hospital up at chiangmai, the one and only one in bangkok i think. check friends of the asian elephant, i know the founder and person in charge, see if its relevant. what exactly is it that your team is going to do?
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November 5 2006, 15:19:08 UTC
Aquaculture because there's lots of dead asian hardwoods in the area. Extremely profitable if you have contacts in Singapore and Japan. And the best part is all we're doing is removing deadfall. Then there's exporting ornamental fish. They may be unknowingly consuming expensive aquarium species without knowing. And since the place is so remote, there's a good chance i might find wild Betta splendes. Very valuable to the right kind of people. All the above involve almost no cost and are very sustainable. But it all depends on the average monthly spending of the village and the size
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That and i'm more than a little concerned about the impact of 30 something elephants on the local ecosystem. The surrounding area seems to be in a bad way...
Once again, thank you for the inspiration =)
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And yes, i'd appreciate all the help i can get. Especially since this seems more like your thing than mine :p Mind mailing me at xnsdvd@hotmail.com?
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