The eyes of Thailand Research

1.What is it about? A brief summary (~5-10 sentences)
The movie "The eyes of thailand" is a documetary movie about a elephant. Tells the true story of one woman's quest to help two elephant landmine survivors-Motala and Baby Mosha-walk on their own four legs. It is a great film. 
2.      Include a link to the trailer of the film

·   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRD5yz5BHE&feature=plcp&context=C46339d2VDvjVQa1PpcFN08LwIMf_xDWXtV_TNLZsD5J9Z6yaJwg0%3

3. What is the global issue behind the film?

     Asian elephant is an endanger animal, but people still use these elephant for doing hard work such as carrying the logs. Some elephant got abuse, neglect, or over worked. The population of Asian elephant have dropped a lot and Asian elephant is consider as one of the endanger species already. People are still doing this which may cause Asian elephant to extinct in the future. Another global issue behind this film is landmines that are around the border of Thailand and Myanmar. These landmines are for protecting people to escape or come illegally to Thailand. 

4. How is it related to our class and why are we going as an environmental science class?

We as a environmental science class can't really help them but there is one way in which we can help them. It is to donate. 50 baht per person is really important. And tell more people about the film. 

5.  Which organizations are involved

·         Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE)

·         Amie Penwell

·         Animon Tripod

·         Galen Garwood

·         The Humane Society of The United States

·         Mines Action Canada

·         United States Campaign to Ban Landmines

·         Handicap International

·         Sofia Christian Icon & Jewelry

·         Choclatique

·         Earthlust

·         Remedy Editorial, LLC

·         Creative Narration

·         Phuket Beer USA

·         The Changmai Project

·         Baan Panom

·         Jody’s Jungle

6. Question

How can we help the elephant?