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
males
When you look at elephant herds that are nonstressed, the males are never around. They mate, they go; they're loners.
romantic
I'd always thought hurricanes were romantic, with pretty feminine names like Celestine.
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.
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.
help torture verbal
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.