Elephant AidInternational2015 Annual

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One World...One Elephant at a Time

ELEPHANT AID INTERNATIONAL

2015 Annual Report

Elephant Aid InternationalPO Box 106

Hohenwald, TN 38462

Telephone: 931-796-1466Email: carol@elephantaid.org

Website: www.elephantaid.orgwww.facebook.com/elephantaidinternational

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Table of Contents:Message from the Founder .......................................2Achievements ...........................................................3Board of Directors .....................................................5Support EAI .............................................................6Financial Summary ...................................................6Donors ....................................................................7

Elephant Aid International provides education and hands-on assistance to improve the lives of captive elephants worldwide.

Message from the Founder and President2015 was a year of completing one revolutionary project after another, refining existing designs and devising solutions to emerging new challenges.

• We completed our Chain Free Means Pain Free projects in Nepal and Thailand, releasing 59 more elephants from chains.

• In an important step toward long-term sustainability, EAI contracted with a highly qualified Nepali citizen to act as on-site manager of the Chain Free project.

• EAI gave biannual pedicures to nearly 200 private- and government-owned elephants near Chitwan National Park.

• We laid the groundwork to assist private elephant owners in Nepal with their conversion to chain free.

We also made headway in our search for land for a new elephant sanctuary in the United States. We expect to be able to report to you in this same space next year that work on its infrastructure has begun.

In 2016, EAI will work on two exciting projects that have implications throughout Asia. We will take Chain Free Means Pain Free into Phase Three, creating specially designed chain-free corrals strong enough to meet the demands of bull (male) elephants. And we will help Nepal’s oldest eco-tourism company revamp its program, making it eco-elephant friendly, educational and, most important, doing away with elephant back safaris and chains.

As always, EAI owes its success to the kind support of our loyal donors, business and funding partners, board, staff, interns, volunteers—and you.

Carol BuckleyFounder and President

For Tarra, who inspires

and guides me every day.

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Chain Free Means Pain Free Phase Two Completed This year, working side-by-side with Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, EAI and our team of international volunteers created 13 multi-acre chain-free corrals in two of the country’s largest government-run hattisars and released 20 elephants into compatible groups.

Lambodhar Prasad Project: Freeing Nepal’s Chain GangOf all elephants in captivity, perhaps males suffer the most. Because of their strength, combined with their volatility during musth (heightened testosterone levels), bulls lead chained lives of misery. Because the bulls’ tusks do not conduct electricity, they can easily dismantle solar-powered corrals, requiring a different solution to free them from chains.

In Nepal, nine ivory carrying bulls remain shackled in chains awaiting their freedom. In a first-of-its-kind pilot project, EAI will build a four-acre steel pipe enclosure within Chitwan National Park for the eldest of the bulls, 60-year-old Lambodhar Prasad. The corral will be a prototype suitable for duplication Asia-wide.

Making Chain Free Means Pain Free SustainableFor elephants to remain chain free, the solar-powered corrals must be operational at all times.

EAI has contracted with a monitoring and evaluation officer, Kulendra Kunwar, to oversee the maintenance and functionality of the chain-free corrals in Nepal. Kulendra, a highly qualified Nepali citizen, spent several weeks assisting with the construction of EAI’s solar powered chain-free corrals at the Khorsor hattisar. He will visit and inspect each chain-free enclosure in Chitwan National Park on a regular schedule, working alongside the mahouts to maintain the fences and make any necessary repairs.

Pachyderm PedicuresIn December, EAI founder Carol Buckley returned to Nepal to provide biannual pedicures for nearly 200 privately- and government-owned elephants near Chitwan National Park in collaboration with partner National Trust for Nature Conservation.Carol, worked with one-time intern, now professional care partner, Kiran Rijal, trimming feet and instructing mahouts about foot health. Several foreign veterinarians and elephant keepers who wanted to develop their foot trimming skills interned with EAI on the trip. Foot care is essential to keeping captive-held elephants healthy; EAI is the only NGO that provides this vital service.

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Chain Free in ThailandAfter nearly two years of preparation and numerous challenges—including shipping materials from New Zealand and two attempts to get the Indian fence building crew through Thai immigration—EAI installed the first solar powered chain-free corrals in Thailand. The corrals are located at two of the country’s most highly respected and progressive elephant facilities: Boon Lott’s Elephant Sanctuary (BLES) and Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital (FAE). In all, 17 elephants were released to a new life of freedom and autonomy.

Carol: A Woman Changing the Planet In November, Care2 named Carol Buckley one of nine women who are saving the planet. The article cited the women, who include Jane Goodall; The Black Mombas, young women who protect wildlife in South Africa; oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle; Gabriella Cowperwaith, director of “Blackfish”; Cindy Lowry, activist for oceans and their wildlife; fashion designer Stella McCartney; and Suzy Amis Cameron, sustainability advocate, for their work as leaders of the animal rights and environmental movements.

EAI to Redesign Elephant Program at Top Nepali Tourist ResortTiger Tops, Nepal’s oldest eco-tourism company and a leader in conservation efforts in Chitwan, has asked Carol to guide them in transforming their elephant program.

Tiger Tops will be the first private company in Nepal to do away with elephant-back safaris. Instead, visitors will learn about elephants by accompanying them on their daily outings and jungle explorations.

Carol has already designed chain-free corrals for the 12 elephants, and will assist the mahouts as they transition from traditional dominance management to the positive reinforcement approach of Compassionate Elephant Care. She will also teach the mahouts proper foot care techniques.

EAI in the NewsEAI and its work were covered by many national and international outlets, including The Economic Times, TakePart, Kathmandu Post, Gulf Times, news.com.au, MyNorthwest.com, Ecorazzi, Bangkok Post, Offut Air Force Base, Omaha.com, Live Encounters magazine, Care2, Validity magazine and Psychology Today. EAI’s influence has simultaneously taken hold in the Asian culture of elephant management. While the concept of training elephants humanely and allowing them to live chain free was initially rejected, both are now becoming mainstream concepts, just as they did in the western world not so long ago.

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Board of DirectorsCarol Buckley Founder, President and Chief Executive OfficerElephant Aid International Hohenwald, Tennessee

A. Christy Williams Program Coordinator, Asian Rhino and Elephant Action StrategyWorld Wildlife Fund Kathmandu, Nepal

Leslie PonTell-Schreiber Former Co-DirectorBowmanville Zoo, Ontario, Canada Former Assistant Director, Exotic Animal Training and Management programMoorpark CollegeOjai, California

Advisory CouncilAllison ArgoFounder/CEOArgo FilmsBrewster, Massachusetts

G.A. Bradshaw, Ph.D., Ph.D.Founder and Executive DirectorThe Kerulos CenterJacksonville, Oregon

Kaushik BaruaCEOAssam Elephant FoundationAssam, India

Dr. Deepani JayanthaCountry RepresentativeElemotion FoundationColombo, Sri Lanka

Colleen KinzleyCuratorOakland ZooOakland, California

Kamal Jung KunwarChief Conservation OfficerShivapuri Nagarjun National Park Office Kathmandu, Nepal

Keith LindsayResearch AssociateAmboseli Trust for Elephants Oxford, UK

Cynthia Moss, Ph.D.DirectorAmboseli Trust for ElephantsNairobi, Kenya

K.K. Sarma, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Surgery and RadiologyCollege of Veterinary ScienceAssam Agricultural University Khanapara, Guwahati Assam, India

Peter StroudZoological Consultant/Captive Elephant SpecialistMelbourne, Australia

Naresh SubediSenior Conservation Officer National Trust for Nature Conservation Kathmandu, Nepal

Dr. Kamal Gairhe, DVMSenior VeterinarianChitwan National ParkChitwan, Nepal

Executive CouncilKaty ChudacoffFranklin, Tennessee

Debbie Emory-UtzigHermitage, Tennessee

Louise KohlerNashville, Tennessee

Judith NewbyNashville, Tennessee

Mary Anne NyquistNashville, Tennessee

Susan StewartNashville, Tennessee

Carol Buckley

A. Christy Williams

Leslie PonTell-Schreiber

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Summary of Financial Activity 2015 Public Support & Revenue ...........................................................$276,116.26

Expenses & Losses Program Services ........................................................................ $118,831.94 Education ..................................................................................$ 16,500.97 Fundraising ................................................................................$ 1,795.54 Management and General ............................................................ $ 14,026.64

Total Expenses ...................................... $151,155.09

Breakdown of Expenses & Losses

How to Support Elephant Aid InternationalElephant Aid International is built on the belief that small changes can make a huge difference. Whether you prefer to contribute funds, buy or underwrite items from our Wish Lists or offer your skills, we appreciate your support.

We welcome donations of any amount.

You can donate through PayPal on our website, www.elephantaid.org. Please make checks or money orders payable to Elephant Aid International and send to: Elephant Aid International P.O. Box 106Hohenwald, TN 38462

Elephant Aid International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and a registered California State Charity as required by law.

Other ways you can support EAI include:

• Funding items on the EAI Wish List or individual Project Wish Lists by purchasing items and shipping them to us at 4128 Buffalo Road, Hohenwald, TN 38462

• Making in-kind donations.

• Arranging planned giving.

• Shopping in the EAI online shop at www.cafepress.com/eaishop.

For more information, please visit www.elephantaid.org or write us at elevisions@gmail.com.

Managementand General - 9%

Fundraising - 1%

Education - 11%

Program Services - 79%

Thank you!

Elephant Aid International thanks its many supporters and partners for their incredible generosity in 2015. Our work would not be possible without you. Listed below are our current supporters–individuals, businesses, foundations and partners–who made gifts or provided services or support between January 1 and December 31, 2015.

If we have incorrectly listed or omitted your name, please accept our apologies. Your support is deeply appreciated.

Donors Tamara AbashianCatherine AdamsPaula AdwellMelissa AllanKaren AllmondSusan AllsbrookAugust AndersonVictoria AndreoValerie AngelAnonymousAnonymousKatherine AnsellAlice AnsfieldCarol AnthonyMaria Fernanda ArauzAllison ArgoDaniel ArmstrongAnn AugustPamela AustrichChristina BabstSusan BagleyLiz BakerLinda BalkeyRobert BallardEjc Van BarneveldJeanne BarrettMarjorie BarrettDarlene BattaileHennie BeavisLorraine BeavonRia BeavonJohn BellettBettyLu BendekeAmy BennettLinda BennettKerrie BerganRosemary BernierJuli BertramBarbara BlainStacy Blaiss

Tamara BlassNick BohlenDeniz & Pat Cuviello BolbolMadeline BolbolJeffrey BondBarbara BowenKristi BowmanKathryn BoyneLevent BozdereTeresa BradfordLorna BramleyCharlene & W.B. BrannanJudith A. BrattMargie BrazeltonJan BrennerNancy BrennerKelly BrinkmanAnnie BrionJoan BristolAntoinette BroadheadLucy BrownMary E. BrownMelinda BrownKaren BrubakerDavid P. BrueningWendy BryanDebbie BuckheimMary K. BuckleyJack BurgessMary BurnettWendy BurrTom & Gloria ByledbalGrace CalabreseLinda CalbreathEllen CanavanJeanette CapotortoChristine CarboneCathi CarltonLinda CarneyDianne CarrellSarah CarreraJennifer CassiusDiana ChamberlainRaju ChaudharyShanti ChaudharyAnna ChavisYuyao ChenRichard ChigerNicky ChinnMichael ChrismanStephanie ChristmanLeslie S. ChristodoulopoulosKaty ChudacoffWendy CimicataMelinda L. ClarkRosemary & Jesse ClarkSarah CleaverGleean CoatesLucy CohenSandra ComptonMatt ConleyHolly ConwayKaren Cooper

Thomas FriedmanMalissa FrischmuthGrace FungEvelyn GarciaByron GardinerLorraine GarryJill GasparacGigi Gaulin Andrea GeralisLori GibsonSusanna Gilbert Katrina GilderPatricia E. GilmoreJames GlackinEdna J. GlennSofie GoetghebeurMJ GoffJames & Nancy GribbleAnna HajdrowskaJennifer HallMaggie & Margaret HallPamela HallClaire HalleyJean HamburgElizabeth HammondJeanne HanksRachael HartJoanne HartoughSuzanne HarveyJason HawesMichelle HazelwoodWillow HeadLaretta HefnerSherry HeimLinda HeinickeDiane HeiseCatherine HekimianLaurel HendersonMarilyn & John HenthorneLauren HernandezKathleen HerrinMary HigginsMichelle HinesMary HirschLisa HoganJames & Leigh Ann HolawayLisa HoldcroftMary Lee HolenKate HollandJessica HowardSally HrazianoAmy HsiehSandra Hubbard-LeBlancThomas HubbsMarysette HubertHolly HudecekPatricia A. HughesValerie HughesSandesh HyojuCharlene InglisAnn Janet IvorraLaura JackGayle Janzen

Marlene CorlewLaura CotterJoan E. CottrellDianne CoulthardSuzNne CouneDr. Betsy CovilleEllis CoyneRita CraneSusan CraneM. CrawfordSherry CrowderLynne CrowtonJulee & Glen CunninghamHelen CurrahV. CustJuliet D’CostaKonrad DaleckiKathryn DalenbergClaire DaviesDebra Davies Sydney DawsonCatherine DeckerJoanne DeForestRosalinda DeMarcoKathy DenmanChristine DeorioIrene DevineLorie DiglianiCynthia DimandNicholas DiPaoloDiane DoniniJoy DooganKenny DoreChristina DowningJanet Berard DoyleLaurie DoyleMarianne DugganLinda DunneAnn DwyerDebbie EfronJacqueline EichmanJeanne ElishaCatherine ElliottRochelle EllisonShana EllisonDavid & Elaine EmoryDebra Emory-UtzigSharon EngelLinda EulichRuth Neuwald FalconAngela FarrisDiane FaulknerAnne Ferguson-RohrerSimone FieldsPatricia M. FontaineLaurie ForbesJeffrey Forrest, D.D.S., P.C.Sophie FortierLinda FrancisElizabeth FrankeBarbara FranksPatti FreemanDavid Friedlander

IV JavierMarlyn JohnsonLeslie A. JonesPeter & Sheri JubberSandra KaczmarekEllie KahnDonna KarabinGeorge A. KedlMargaret Kelley Allison KellyBarbara T. KellyMelanie KendalDiane KentAndrea KerinChristine KirchLaura KirklandJeffery KirkleyBonnie KirkpatrickCarole KlinkoDavid KlinkoKim KnuitBrett & Nicole KorenskyLetizia KornbergLaya KovitchGerylanne KramerCirsche KriekSimona KrmickovaCecilia KrullThomas KubitClaudette KulkarniMrs. M. KupfermannAnja KusslerColleen LacroixTerii LamphierCindy LampnerPamela LancasterElin LandenburgerKelly LaneKathleen A. LangleyEileen LankowKathleen LasaterChristopher LaubThea LawtonKim LeJacques LebonLisa LeemanSybil LefebvreVicki LeightonLinda LemmerJill Lers-BozzyMarina LewisSamuel LiebertCarl C. Liebert IIICaitlyn LindsayKeith LindsayJanet K. LinzySheila LischkaJanet LockeJack & Jacqueline Logiudice-HanAnna M. Lohman-WinnPatricia LondonArlyne LukesLisa Lutz

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Jennifer MacDonaldRonda MaceSharlene MacGregorBarbara MalburgMary Ann MarchowskyJohn MargerumCindy MarshDonna MarshallLisa MartinStephanie McBainEllen McDaniel-Weissler Kelly McDannaldJanet McDonoughStephanie McEvoySusan McEwenKathleen McGinnisJanet McGuffeySharon McKittrickJoyce A. McLaughlinOlivia MeiringAnita MerriganLisa MeskeDavid MichaelsJacqueline MillerMargie MillerTammy MillerJane MillsStephanie MillsAmalia MirelesPamela MitchellKaren MoganLauren MoolenaarCora MooreSharon MooreJoan & Thomas MorrisonConnie MorseMrs. MariaMossmanKathy MostellerMargaret J. MuellerNorma MurdockBetty MurphyKatherine MurphyMitchell NapolitanoToni N. NapolitanoDiane NassirLucy NealeDominique NemoJane Newhard-ParksLaurie NewmanJudy NgaroElizabeth NordstromNancy NortellDavid NorthupJames & Constance NowlinBarbara NozziDenise NuttJonathan NyquistSteve and Mary Anne NyquistColleen O’LaughlinJennifer OglesbyBelinda OgleyK.F. “Karen” OhtaMary Okeefe

Christine OlhatsJames L. & Judy L. OnakCarey OstrerMichelle OviedoDouglas & Patricia PahleDesiree PanisSteven ParkMark & Susan ParkerLinda ParmenterMary ParninMaggie PatersonJenny PaulsonAmyleigh PellegrinoStacia PerroniWilliam PerryKim PetersenCynthia PiersonIrene PiliaGayle PiwetzColleen PlumbCoranne PlummerJustin PopeElizabeth PorchedduBrigette PotgieterDarryl & Denise PresleyChuck PrestwoodJeanie PreuitJody PyshLena QuenardLisa RadfordJudy RanneyKaren RapalloKristin RehrmanApril RiderF.M. RinkerJeffrey RinkoffJenny RiskDeborah RobinsonJayne RoepkeJanis RosenthalRichard RubinMr. Bill RussellKevin RutherfordEllyn RuttanSandra RyanJanice RyckmanNeda SaghafiMary & Vivien SalisburyNanita SamuelsBetsye SargentSanghamitra SavdattiMargaret ScaddanPeter ScaddanDavid SchaubDesiree SchaubMiki ScheidelLaura SchembriJames SchlossbergGail SchneiderLeslie SchreiberSusan SchwarzSue SchwassVin Scimone

Mary SebekSue SefscikMichael SeierEloise SenyanJulia SeptrionThomas C. SharkeyNancy ShawMarisa SheaSuzanne SheaPatricia A. ShenkerJohn & Barbara SheplerLise & Kevin SigwardPatricia A. SinclairDonna SingerLynn SkillingSusan SkinnerMadalyn SklarAlbert SmithBetty SmithJoanne SmithJudith SmithKaren SmithLeslie Sodaro-FarberMaria SotoJoan SouthornSheila SquiresMel StarkLinda StarrMimi StegerCarol StevensonA. Kevin & Dawn StoppelloWilliam StroudAdam SugalskiJudy SylvesterBrenda SzaszHannah TaiJeanne TalbertMargaret TargettRandy TatelMary TaylorShirley TaylorMegan TharpValerie ThomasJanet ThompsonSuzanne E. ThompsonMartha L. TillNancy TintleMargaret TobiasMolly ToninoKatherine TreatJamie TrentJessica TreuthardtIzeta TrozicSharon UrickSeema VaidDenise Valdez ChardonTerri ViveirosKathryn VizasBert & Christine Von RoemerShashank VuraSharon WagerDeborah A. WallRenee Wallace

Starling WalterDoris WarnstedtLisa WathneSarah WeberBarbara WeifelsLisa WellmanVictoria WerbySybil WertheimAllison WexlerSamuel WexlerSheryl WilleyMonica WilliamsConstance WinsteadE.P. WinstoneClive WithersAlice WittSarah WolfClaudia WondraAlice WongSophia WongCaron WoolcockAnne WordenJoanna Wykes-SneydElizabeth WyndhamDevaka YasaratneEdith YellandHazel YoungsSabine Zell

Foundationsand CompaniesA.J. Smith Family Irrevocable Trust AHIMSA Foundation APe ActionAYCO Chaitable Foundation Barbara Peskin Photography Bruening Assoc. Real Estate Development Cheryl Janis Designs Chubb Federal Ins. Co. Designing Nola Dovetail Design Works Fiber Optics Solutions Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Healthy Redesign Holloman Price Foundation Houghton Mifflin Harcourt If your dog… Jonathan & Kathleen Altman Foundation Left Lane Apparel LTYG Holistic Health Shoppe Lucky 7 Tattoo Matilda Jane Clothing Mercer Street Design Works Pants For Dogs PETA Scheidel Foundation StickBall NOLA The Flicka Foundation The Phase Foundation The Serengeti Foundation The Summerlee Foundation The Trico Foundation To Your Health

In Kind DonorsCharise BuckleyMike BuckleyPatrick BuckleyRaju Chaudhary Shanti Chaudhary Katy ChudacoffJim and Joyce DardenLucia De Vries Bill and Martha EdwardsKate ElliottDebbie Emory-Utzig Jennifer HallLouise and Neil KohlerKamal Jung KunwarAmy MayersLauren MoolenaarJudith NewbyMary Anne NyquistKamal Pariyar Lena QuenardKiran Rijal Leslie SchreiberSurijan ShresthaSusan Stewart Adam SugalskiHazel Youngs

Our MissionElephant Aid International (EAI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded by Carol Buckley in 2010 to create a paradigm shift that will foster change in beliefs and approaches to the care and management of elephants throughout the world.

With the combined international efforts of scientists, veterinarians, mahouts (elephant handlers), elephant caregivers and elephant welfare supporters, EAI is helping to change how the public relates to elephants; how mahouts and elephant caregivers train elephants; and how captive elephants are cared for worldwide.

EAI has pioneered a new system, Compassionate Elephant Care, which will eliminate antiquated, dominance-based training and result in improved elephant welfare.

By providing education and hands-on assistance, EAI is working to end the worldwide suffering of elephants…one elephant at a time.

Our Goals • Improve the conditions of captivity in which elephants live and eliminate abusive training and management.

• Create alternatives to the use of chaining as a form of management.

• Train mahouts in positive management techniques so they can better care for and manage their elephants. • Improve the social status of mahouts through education and job advancement.

• Remove begging elephants from the streets of Asia by finding alternative livelihoods for mahouts and their families.

• Facilitate the establishment of lifetime care centers (sanctuaries).

Our Projects • Building chain-free enclosures to eliminate the antiquated and physically harmful practice of chaining elephants’ feet to the ground.

• Providing elephant pedicures and training mahouts in the skills necessary to support foot health and prevent life-threatening osteomyelitis.

• Increasing mahouts’ knowledge of elephant biology, psychology, behavior and learning style to help them develop more positive interpersonal relationships with their elephants.

• Working with government agencies and NGOs to create permanent elephant care and retirement facilities.

• Improving elephant stable sanitation.

• Establishing a new elephant sanctuary in the United States.

P.O. Box 106 • Hohenwald, TN 38462 • 931-796-1466www.elephantaid.org • www.facebook.com/elephantaidinternational