Mark Shand
Mark Shand
Mark Roland Shandwas a British travel writer and conservationist, and the brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. Shand was the author of four travel books and as a BBC conservationist, appeared in documentaries related to his journeys, most of which centered on the survival of Elephants. He was the chairman of Elephant Family, a wildlife foundation, which he co-founded in 2002...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionFamily Member
Date of Birth28 June 1951
antiques bit collecting filled flat love move objects oriental weekends
My flat is a bit like an oriental bazaar. It's filled with the oddest objects from all my travels, and you can't really move in it. I love collecting antiques and often spend weekends driving around bric-a-brac markets.
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There is no need for use of torture instruments such as ankush for controlling the elephants. We can do it with the help of verbal commands.
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If I was a businessman, I could have made a huge amount of money. But none of that really crossed my mind while I was young and traveling.
biggest life people
I've always found people to be by far the biggest problem-causers in life.
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The combination of a brand like Cartier and the immense heritage that India holds can go places.
I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest.
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If you cut down the forest, you know what happens: The whole of Asia turns into a desert. Without water, you're talking civil unrest, war, mud slides - the whole bloody lot.
cut grows species
You can cut a tree down, and it grows back. Once a species goes, it's gone forever.
elephants known
I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression.
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There are 13 Asian countries that still have elephants, and Elephant Family is looking to invest in further projects that will be the most critical for saving elephants while there is still time.
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Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with their mahouts.
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Surrounded by a burgeoning human population, Asian elephants have to contend with the spread of settlements and farming, and the demands of rapidly developing nations: plantations, mines, railways, and irrigation canals have carved up former wilderness.
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In the central Indian state of Orissa, mining has scarred the landscape, and it is already too late to secure most of the traditional elephant corridors.
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Elephants seek food elsewhere if their route is blocked, and raiding crops and grain stores brings them into conflict with people, often resulting in deaths on both sides.