Mark Shand Professions : Writer Browse All Authors Top 22 quotes by Mark Shand The elephant can survive only if forests survive. Mark Shand elephant survive only forests People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day. Mark Shand elephant day me people Elephant populations in India and also in the whole of Asia are under severe stress. The captive ones are rendered jobless due to changes in the mode of transport and lifestyle of people. The ones in the wild are also no better off, as the forests are shrinking. Mark Shand elephant better stress people Save the elephants, and then you save the forest - and then you save yourself. Mark Shand save forest yourself you Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with their mahouts. Mark Shand bond strong play love You can cut a tree down, and it grows back. Once a species goes, it's gone forever. Mark Shand down back you tree I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression. Mark Shand hearts others broken depression 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. Mark Shand surrounded human wilderness farming The combination of a brand like Cartier and the immense heritage that India holds can go places. Mark Shand brand go heritage india 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. Mark Shand help need torture use 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. Mark Shand you desert water war When you look at elephant herds that are nonstressed, the males are never around. They mate, they go; they're loners. Mark Shand elephant never look you I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest. Mark Shand totally being spoilt honest 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. Mark Shand businessman money young mind I'd always thought hurricanes were romantic, with pretty feminine names like Celestine. Mark Shand thought like always romantic If you look back at history, the various Maharajas of the Indian empire actually helped support a whole British industry. The royalty in those days ordered exotic cars in huge numbers. Mark Shand look you support history 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. Mark Shand both-sides conflict food people 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. Mark Shand elephant landscape late too-late 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. Mark Shand elephant looking family time I've always found people to be by far the biggest problem-causers in life. Mark Shand far always life people Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors
