Category — Elephant Gifts

Shirley Cameron has collected over 320 elephant ornaments and knick-knacks. Wow! I don’t even know if I have 30 items including books. She says she likes elephants because they are family oriented and look after each other. That is my primary reason for loving elephants as well.

Otago Daily Times Online

“One of the things we have in our stores is journals and note cards and other paper products made from real giant panda and Asian elephant poop,” says Matt Olear, spokesman for the Friends of the National Zoo. ” – WTOPnews.com

“Mr. Ellie Pooh is called Mr. Ellie Pooh because it offers paper products made of elephant dung in Sri Lanka. Honest” – Calgary Herald

“This lack of innovation, I felt, was something Indian craftsmen really needed to do something about. They need crafts skills as well as entrepreneurial qualities to take their work to the next level. Just as I was thinking of all this, I saw the Haathi Chaap stall. Bright yellow and red flags fluttered in the breeze, all proudly emblazoned with the rear end of the elephant. On display were innovative stationery products, all made with elephant dung paper.” – Business Standard

“Lauren and Steve Spilman and their children have committed a $1 million gift to the Cleveland Zoological Society for the campaign for African Elephant Crossing, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo?s newest exhibit.” – Cleveland Jewish News

“Believe it or not, these pretty, festive giftwrap sets once came out of an elephant’s rear end.” – Hippyshopper

“The Sri Lankan government has gifted a baby elephant to China to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.” – Malaysia Sun

“A plan to gift an Indian elephant to Armenia has led to an outcry by animal rights activists.” – BBC NEWS

“Rao Kodali, the Indian owner of a Skegness nursing home, has a reputation for generosity. But his plan to donate an elephant to the seaside town to say thank you for its hospitality has left the local authority in a quandary and alarmed animal protection groups. ” – Guardian Unlimited