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
people
People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day.
males
When you look at elephant herds that are nonstressed, the males are never around. They mate, they go; they're loners.
asia captive due forests india lifestyle mode rendered severe transport wild
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.
romantic
I'd always thought hurricanes were romantic, with pretty feminine names like Celestine.
central indian mining secure state
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.
canals carved contend demands developing elephants former human rapidly spread surrounded
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.
elephants love several stretching
Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with their mahouts.
asian countries critical elephants family further invest looking projects saving time
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.
elephants known
I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression.
asia bloody civil cut mud talking turns war
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.
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.
holds immense
The combination of a brand like Cartier and the immense heritage that India holds can go places.
biggest life people
I've always found people to be by far the biggest problem-causers in life.
crossed mind money none
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.