{"id":6,"date":"2024-08-16T00:37:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T00:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wiz.kyx.mybluehost.me\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T04:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T04:48:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zoologycompendium.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div id=\"intro\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-darker is-style-nfd-theme-darker wp-block-group has-contrast-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-rounded-full nfd-bg-subtle is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group wp-elements-3cd39c21ad001f159fe3198408fc8457 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-439da9fa wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:6px;padding-right:16px;padding-bottom:6px;padding-left:16px\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xs has-text-align-center wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;text-transform:uppercase\">TAME  Elephants <a href=\"https:\/\/zoologycompendium.com\/?page_id=602\">                                               <\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/zoologycompendium.com\/?page_id=824\">9 Boundaries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/zoologycompendium.com\/?page_id=602\">                                                                          ___<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8face5a9c5ba4516e99d42e00150fb9a\" id=\"we-re-a-studio-in-berlin-with-an-international-practice-in-architecture-urban-planning-and-interior-design-we-believe-in-sharing-knowledge-and-promoting-dialogue-to-increase-the-creative-potential-of-collaboration\" style=\"color:#94a9cc;font-size:clamp(35.641px, 2.228rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.984), 65px);line-height:1.1\">Modern Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0471a7fd3eb40b530545761c9705b186\" style=\"color:#3c9ffd\">?!?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This website is nothing more than my digital desk of notes, writings, and readings, my keystones building up to a compendium&#8230;.My focus being the conservation &amp; proliferation of Elephas maximus borneesis.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">I have been away from animal care for a while. As I familiarize myself in detail to the modern day elephant problems, I see they are pretty much the same, compounded by multiplying human population, additional anthropogenic activity such as living &amp; driving space encroachment, poaching, farm expansions, loss of habitat also equates to loss of food &amp; water resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92502d3ec20fbcb41fe0d6aa3f7883ac\" style=\"font-size:clamp(25.984px, 1.624rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.217), 44px);\"><em> In example, just what if fast\/frozen food &amp; restaurant industry pushing all the grocery stores 50 miles away from you, right before they inform you that you can&#8217;t purchase directly from them.  &#8230;&#8230;Did anyone warn the elephants they would be shot?<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:clamp(22.544px, 1.409rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.977), 37px);\">Regretfully, the Borneo elephants are disappearing at an alarming rate. With 131 elephant deaths recorded between 2010 -2019 . In reaction, the<em><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hutan.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bornean-Elephant-State-Action-Plan-2020-2029.pdf\">Borneo Elephant Action Plan For Sabah 2020-2029<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>was assembled by the Sabah Wildlife Department (2020)  during 2024 another 32 Borneo pygmy elephants all heinously murdered&#8230;why? What is this &#8216;Action Plan&#8217; for the next 5 years.  I&#8217;m just hoping it&#8217;s something new because whatever they have been doing doesn&#8217;t seem to be effective. -Rachael DeLeon Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(28.836px, 1.802rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.43), 50px);\" class=\"\">&#8230;they&#8217;re finding more elephants in less space&#8230;.On a brighter note, I&#8217;m reasonably confident that Zoo elephants are NOT decapitated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\" style=\"margin-top:67px;margin-right:5.9rem;margin-bottom:67px;margin-left:5.9rem\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Danum the Borneo Elephant Calf\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rwU4O9FuZyU?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:264px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-5a9aa4a8\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-background-color has-background\" style=\"font-size:clamp(29.303px, 1.831rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.466), 51px);\">Well, I&#8217;ve not even discussed <strong>Elephas <em>maximus sumatranus<\/em><\/strong> yet, however, <em>as of 2025 what does the Director of Sabah Wildlife Department say in regard to Pygmy elephant deaths in Borneo?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea296bfd1d00843175cb4b67b0e87e80\"><blockquote><p>\u201cJust in 2024 alone, 32 elephants have been recorded dead due to various causes such as illness, poisoning, suspected murder, shooting and four of them have been beheaded,\u201d <em>Soffian Bakar <\/em><\/p><cite>(2025 April 9).<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theborneopost.com\/2025\/04\/09\/six-elephants-decapitated-in-sabah-since-july-2024-ivory-demand-suspected\/)\">https:\/\/www.theborneopost.com\/2025\/04\/09\/six-elephants-decapitated-in-sabah-since-july-2024-ivory-demand-suspected\/)<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-borneo-post-online wp-block-embed-borneo-post-online\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.theborneopost.com\/2025\/04\/09\/six-elephants-decapitated-in-sabah-since-july-2024-ivory-demand-suspected\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7256c4fefcc4fa6311de78ba417666b1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(26.465px, 1.654rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.252), 45px);\">These 4 elephants still have their cutie heads attached! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.29.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=1024%2C859&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oregon Zoo Asian Elephants\n\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" style=\"width:595px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.29.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=1024%2C859&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.29.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=300%2C252&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.29.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=768%2C645&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.29.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?w=1332&amp;ssl=1 1332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.34.40%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1024%2C796&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oregon Zoo Asian Elephants\" class=\"wp-image-2192\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color has-satisfy-font-family wp-elements-1cd96510cb1a35c7980971504d21325d\" style=\"font-size:clamp(22.544px, 1.409rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.977), 37px);\">This Borneo elephant in particular named Chendra, has lived with her head attached, in a place where she can rest her head, protected from the horrors of her wild cousins&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.35.00%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1024%2C788&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chendra Borneo Elephant Oregon Zoo\n\" class=\"wp-image-2194\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-satisfy-font-family wp-elements-55414897dc8cb627caa4fee168773878\" style=\"font-size:clamp(44.14px, 2.759rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.761), 85px);\">&#8230;.And Chendra lives where?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-582b0f96b5939a6d21ad4b8d51a26682\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20.515px, 1.282rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.844), 33px);\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/news\/zoo-convenes-action-imperiled-elephants\"><em>https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/news\/zoo-convenes-action-imperiled-elephants<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/news\/zoo-convenes-action-imperiled-elephants\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.43.56%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1024%2C832&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2188\" style=\"width:1024px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d07e034b14db54094232432caaa8b167\" style=\"font-size:clamp(50.171px, 3.136rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 3.367), 100px);text-decoration:underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/\">The Oregon Zoo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonzoo.org\/news\/step-ahead-zoo-elephants-are-walking-more-ever\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-7.10.29%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1024%2C816&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2197\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-secondary-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-satisfy-font-family wp-elements-2e0e9c9ebf77fe6c5df40699984f2cef\" style=\"font-size:clamp(31.609px, 1.976rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.648), 56px);\">Elephant fitbit program 2018&#8230;.Oregon Zoo Elephant Lands, a must see!..Reminds me of Mali Ya ya tiembo..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color has-satisfy-font-family wp-elements-889e7f5d057ef7b1a73c3e059c2f84d1\" style=\"color:#f8f506;font-size:clamp(42.068px, 2.629rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.563), 80px);\">If Cincinnati can do this&#8230;..<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-cincinnati-zoo-amp-botanical-garden wp-block-embed-cincinnati-zoo-amp-botanical-garden\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:122px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:122px\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"URhSjVirIM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/cincinnati-zoo-born-sumatran-rhino-harapan-sires-first-calf\/\">Cincinnati Zoo Born Sumatran Rhino Harapan Sires First Calf<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Cincinnati Zoo Born Sumatran Rhino Harapan Sires First Calf&#8221; &#8212; Cincinnati Zoo &amp; Botanical Garden\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/cincinnati-zoo-born-sumatran-rhino-harapan-sires-first-calf\/embed\/#?secret=pcZ9x7tjsT#?secret=URhSjVirIM\" data-secret=\"URhSjVirIM\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-satisfy-font-family wp-elements-975664280efbbf18249afa6dd40b90c6\" style=\"color:#d8ba0f;font-size:clamp(37.821px, 2.364rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.174), 70px);\">Why can&#8217;t it be done with elephants?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de6e18ae2dcb39043ef25a40248f3fc1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(47.389px, 2.962rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 3.082), 93px);\">Meanwhile, back in the jungle&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8f57b0cc2a7058aa93940fcf9f9bc18 is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:clamp(21.027px, 1.314rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.877), 34px);\">\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;&#8230;Ivory poachers may be behind recent pygmy elephant killings in Malaysia&#8217;s Sabah. Malaysia does not allow the use of ivory as dowry or any similar practices. The Sabah Wildlife Department is working to track down the culprits behind the pygmy elephant killings&#8221;<br><\/p>\n<cite>VietnamNews online.(2025 April 11).https:\/\/vietnamnews.vn\/world\/1695637\/ivory-poachers-may-be-behind-recent-pygmy-elephant-killings-in-malaysia-s-sabah.html<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-01-at-6.03.17%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2184\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-oswald-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(36.08px, 2.255rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.022), 66px);\"><em>32  elephants deceased in 2024, 4 by decapitation!<\/em> Victims are all inclusive. Male, Female, All Ages. How do you grow 32 elephants?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0cd29b842563abd4d2454afbf9199fe\"><strong>Can you grow\/start them in a year?  Will this be in vivo or in vitro? Where are the parent  elephant species genes originating from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5289fdb1a2c70a9ebc92260e506be069\" style=\"font-size:clamp(31.152px, 1.947rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.611), 55px);\"><strong><em>Even if you could grow them, where would you put them?  You might as well put a butcher block in the middle of the forest.<\/em><\/strong>..literally.  Also the tracking collars do not stop the assailants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family wp-elements-f8681132ca57c0c7d54e212d11723c4f\" style=\"font-size:clamp(16.293px, 1.018rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.588), 25px);\"><em>Does this mean at the current rate the Elephas Maximus Borneensis will be gone? An earlier day of disappearance may well up if the continued rate increases. Just thinking, at some point I start to wonder is the mentality of the persons that do this? I mean to say it&#8217;s as if the Poachers are not aware that even if you kill it all today, when do you stop? I guess it doesn&#8217;t&#8230;.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-29-at-12.26.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=1024%2C647&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" style=\"width:602px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-29-at-12.26.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=1024%2C647&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-29-at-12.26.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-29-at-12.26.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=768%2C485&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-29-at-12.26.12%E2%80%AFAM.png?w=1532&amp;ssl=1 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-tertiary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44ddd13aecd0a8d7099adff340fe7e93\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;Mr Kumara is one of 176 people who died in encounters with elephants in Sri Lanka last year. During the same period, 470 elephants died &#8211; half of them at the hands of humans, while the rest were killed by illness or in accidents. On average, that means, more than one elephant died each day of the year, while a human was killed every two days.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Ethirajan., A. (2024 February 5)<br>https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-68090450<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-mulish-font-family\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.682), 28px);\">Maybe the plantation guys would appreciate no elephants to fend off.  This saves some kind of operation cost, doesn&#8217;t it?  Will elephant evacuation to a habitable &amp; thriving location affect the natural topography, environment &amp; quality human land use? If it does, who does it affect.  If they have a problem with it, ask them what&#8217;s their plan in 25 years &amp; beyond the death of Elephants.  How is the elephant&#8217;s &#8216;cornerstone activities&#8217; going to be reproduced? Should they just leave the land?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d1cb27a1ef0ea8f437311172f06202f\" style=\"font-size:clamp(30.693px, 1.918rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.575), 54px);\"><em>Are these facts?<\/em>&#8230;Checking&#8230;..<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f334d6464d8523b6cf892a0090b9bfa8\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\">1) People are NOT ABLE to MOVE. Survival\/life driven?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c882ed8f960692ab50bcdbac791d6332\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\">2) Plantations probably won&#8217;t stop INTRUDING Elephant habitat. Demand driven?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15b6367ca8165d14f69e41d727316abe\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\">3) People are NOT going to STOP POACHING. Demand driven?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-69cdecc442dc36bdf9fd828bbc8e057a\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\">4) It is costly to combat poaching. Security driven?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4794193be23b625f0cc2262aa34f83bb\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\">5) Plantations are BENEFICIAL to&#8230;? Manufacturers, distributors &amp; consumers of Borneo          monoculture agricultural product. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ea49620127763e5e8de8c37fb0355ab\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\"><strong><em>WHY? Low cost food\/additive able to be grown profitably &amp; prolifically in Borneo&#8217;s climate, soil &amp; economic combination.  This results in consumer &#8216;favorites&#8217; available at lower than usual prices.   In example: Palm kernel oil is not an oil known to be used directly in cooking, like canola or crisco.  Instead Palm kernel oil is usually used as an ingredient in mass production of prepared\/snack foods, cosmetics, etc. (what else uses palm kernel oil? How convenient is it? Does it matter?)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e343b41b7f601b1e1058192be7e3fd1\" style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\">6) Elephants physically have minimum resource needs that continually must be met with dwindling resource availability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I wonder exactly how the daily resource struggle affects the elephants.  Are there and nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=c211461c68f64b7c&amp;rlz=1C5OZZY_enUS1158US1159&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifPXpYbbiGC8me6S7uHyiGIMivUNcw:1751178046305&amp;q=archipelago&amp;spell=1&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi7043L_pWOAxUkOEQIHXX5BO0QkeECKAB6BAgPEAE\"><strong><em>archipelago<\/em><\/strong><\/a> island(s) that can sustain them &amp; benefit species proliferation? (Phillipines?) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Must the &#8216;Island&#8217;s identity&#8217; be protected? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\" class=\"\">7) Domestic accidents with power lines, cars, farmers, poison, traps (construction projects?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(20px, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.811), 32px);\" class=\"\">8) Elephas <em>maximus borneensis<\/em> is uniquely originated from  Borneo, serparate from Sumatran elephant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-669c2e5c697ef6c031b1c46b13143be3\" style=\"font-size:clamp(29.303px, 1.831rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.466), 51px);\">Benefits: Zoo vs Nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a93b0420f872d3b2b85fb641557cff64\" style=\"font-size:clamp(29.303px, 1.831rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.466), 51px);\">Nature Has More of What Zoos Don&#8217;t <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e5450b7ad7c54448573341604a384f52\" style=\"font-size:clamp(29.303px, 1.831rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.466), 51px);\">Zoos Guarantee What the Wild Doesn&#8217;t   <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3400a22e6685334afa22468290d090d3\" style=\"color:#349bfb\">A Quick Ex Situ Conservation Query. Does anyone else consider these circumstances extreme? Would evacuating a few elephants be considered protective? Is there an assurance that any given local elephant in situ will be alive within 1-5 years? Are there any measured probabilities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Can a zoo give reasonable assurance that their elephants will be alive next year? If yes, on what basis?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sri Lankan Elephants:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If Borneo suffered a 470 elephant loss in 1 year, at that rate Borneo elephants would vanish in less than 3 years!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You may feel compelled to frown&#8230;. In regards to tusked elephants, I think their tusks should be left alone to grow to their full potential. I wanted to interject this as I saw a story of a well known tusker, with tusks estimated at 100 lbs each. He was shot dead while being filmed for a documentary. There is a detrimental phenomenon happening with both elephant species in regards to their lack of tusks, even in both species males. The &#8220;Tusk&#8221; gene is being picked away&#8230; Ex Situ conservation protects wildlife from such threat factors. Fortunately there are more Tuskers TRYING to follow in his footsteps&#8230;IN THE WILD, but it&#8217;s never really wild because there&#8217;s PEOPLE OUT THERE doing various activities, logging, poaching, construction, waterworks, traps, poison, STRESS INDUCED HERPES&#8230; The human efforts are great, I believe there also needs to be a back up plan. Once they&#8217;re gone, there&#8217;s NO UNDO, so what&#8217;s wrong with having a back up plan? In theory if your elephant is trained&#8221; and &#8220;educated&#8221; he could be just that more sentient of and mindful his interactions. Although there still is ALWAYS A RISK.  So, if contact care\/operation is decided, are said &#8216;contact keepers&#8217; to have some kind &#8216;Papers&#8217;?&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0d46394b8dbe33dc972d12f3a1dea002\" style=\"color:#22e77e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hutan.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bornean-Elephant-State-Action-Plan-2020-2029.pdf\">https:\/\/www.hutan.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Bornean-Elephant-State-Action-Plan-2020-2029.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This plan developed to mitigate anthropogenic effects on the Boreal Elephant population.  The five main problems facing Borneo Elephants, alone not to mention the other elephant species, but whom are just as adversely affected by similar if not the same issues:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">1. Habitat loss: Encroaching development, agriculture, logging 2. Human &#8211; elephant conflict. Snares placed directly in known elephant habitats adjacent to monoculture plantations.&nbsp; Evidence of animals being shot.&nbsp; 3. Poaching.&nbsp; Intentional activities.&nbsp; 4. Logging.&nbsp; Frequently damages ecology, while injuring\/killing wildlife.&nbsp; Disturbs&nbsp;waterways, water use, to human populations as well. 5.&nbsp; Dwindling Genetic Diversity.&nbsp; The reduced contact\/access between elephant populations due to habitat loss\/fracturing, human-elephant conflicts, poachers and snaring, and loss of resource access by 2019 resulted in 131 Borneo elephant deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0933fc021c2d6c33cbf878ef008e746f\" style=\"color:#3aaaf4\">African Ivory Poached for Asian Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The reasoning for this? Actually, this has been going on for a while. African Ivory is known to be harder, doesn&#8217;t yellow with age, or has a pinkish tone, like Asian Ivory. As well as being shorter, Asian tusk is higher in density and noticeably more brittle. Asian ivory was used in smaller carvings, trinkets, and more casual work. If you have ever seen serious ivory carvings, how creamy and detailed the overall appearance is. However, there are some exceptions, (although it doesn&#8217;t seem like it from here) East African &amp; Zanzibar tusks were deemed too soft, and tusk from French Sudan because of coloring irregularities that gave a &#8220;mottled&#8221; appearance on finished work.<strong><em> However, the contemporary 2024 poaching trend on both elephant continents is reportedly targeting ivories of pinkish tones.<\/em><\/strong>  Elephant tusks were just the beginning, their skins and other parts sold for novelty, their meat slaughtered to feed soldiers. Today in the WILD, close to impoverished human settlements, animals of all species are poached to ease the burden of poverty. This act, done in desperation, exacerbates the ecology problem, involving homesteads that rely on farming for a living. Less elephants spreading seeds and fertilizing matter, less growth to hold moisture in ground longer, less cooling, shaded areas. So now the ionosphere and the atmosphere are drying out, so how well do you think growing in the biosphere is gonna go? No crops to eat or sell, nor are there many Social programs to help. So an elephant tusk and meat etc will go a long way, for awhile,&#8230;.this is what the African Elephant faces among other stressors that are NOT NATURAL. Man made interference needs man made intervention. Zoos &amp; Aquariums are mankind&#8217;s interface with God&#8217;s Wild Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Link to Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifaw.org\/international\/journal\/elephant-poaching-problem\">https:\/\/www.ifaw.org\/international\/journal\/elephant-poaching-problem<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ex Situ Conservation: Little Pygmie, Big Problem<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So while it would seem that wild animals belong in the wild,  the wild is disappearing, almost at an exponential rate.  With the  deaths being a constant via one cause or another, the point is, they are dying faster than earth can grow them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long does it take to grow 131 elephants?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The primary loss of continuous habitat forests converted for agriculture results in 60% of elephant habitat loss.&nbsp; The umbrella of elephant corridors also help harbor other forest species.&nbsp; Their size requires access to resources of their large home forests that quickly disappear under the footprint of anthropogenic developments, Palm oil monocultures, logging and other agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Precious Pygmy elephant genes destroyed by snare injuries. &nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As the Borneo Pygmy Elephants populations disappear, we are left to woe and wonder over an innocently suffering beast, whom reminds us of their once majestic presence with an occasional bloated corpse in the forest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snares set by palm oil workers taking a toll on pygmy elephants of Borneo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">MONGA <a href=\"http:\/\/BAY.COM\">BAY.COM<\/a> (October 12, 2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-conservation-news wp-block-embed-conservation-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3khhjn7nrL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2008\/10\/snares-set-by-palm-oil-workers-taking-a-toll-on-pygmy-elephants-of-borneo\/\">Snares set by palm oil workers taking a toll on pygmy elephants of Borneo<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Snares set by palm oil workers taking a toll on pygmy elephants of Borneo&#8221; &#8212; Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2008\/10\/snares-set-by-palm-oil-workers-taking-a-toll-on-pygmy-elephants-of-borneo\/embed\/#?secret=WfMnF8qku7#?secret=3khhjn7nrL\" data-secret=\"3khhjn7nrL\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"592\" data-id=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EleSnareBaby1LKW-4.png?resize=449%2C592&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EleSnareBaby1LKW-4.png?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EleSnareBaby1LKW-4.png?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"962\" data-id=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EleSnareBaby2LKW-2.png?resize=462%2C962&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EleSnareBaby2LKW-2.png?w=462&amp;ssl=1 462w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/EleSnareBaby2LKW-2.png?resize=144%2C300&amp;ssl=1 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;So when someone refers to zoo elephants as imprisoned,  I would say &#8220;more like protective custody&#8221;  <\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-header-foreground-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5fcd3e86560ce8a355be54c2bc4f46ee\"><em>&#8220;<strong> Ecology information can be shared between domestic and wild IAPs in relation to elephant\/human interactions.and protected from the elements that their wild counterparts face daily.   Modern medicine discovered in zoos &amp; aquariums can be used on wild populations. I see a protective mechanism that is evolving into living ample oasis that diverisfies elephant geneology while handling our living seed banks (Animals, vertebrate &amp; invertebrate) to enable close zoological study.   Biological studies with diverse views and approaches may result in new facts that can be used directly in the conservation and proliferation of all elephants, not just asians.  Also those who complain that we are making elephants dependent humans, we have just realized to our detriment, that we are dependent on them as well.  Even if they are from another continent, our own continental animals are facing the same way. Elephants, the  High Profile Poster Child, saving them and other wildlife and their ecology is actually an effort to save ourselves.  On the other hand,existing wild populations (of anything) should be highly protected and bolstered by zoological animals, and flora. So what about body cams to go with that satellite tracking in the wild?  <\/strong><\/em>&#8221; &#8211; Self<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-darker is-style-nfd-theme-darker wp-block-group has-contrast-background-color has-background is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6c1f246 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"\">Maybe just my opinion, but every time any of the pygmies die, there is DNA loss.&nbsp; I think this, along with the splintering rate, their habitat is shrinking, and cutting off bull &amp; herd contacts will affect DNA diversity. Also known as inbreeding.&nbsp; Also, having all the world\u2019s Pygmys in one place, in an already fragile ecosystem, trying to survive in the shadow of monoculture giants, a large disaster, even natural, in theory, a singular destructive event could wipe out how many more?! As natural flooding already contributes to habitat fragmenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Besides the recurring (wicked) problems that Borneo wildlife faces, this careless \u201cTrapping,\u201d even when accidental, is a potential \u201cLast Of Something\u201d that we ignorantly destroy and dispose of. The severity of some injuries are such that baby elephants quickly develop gangrene and die because wound treatment is difficult due to the elephants tight protective social structure.&nbsp; Tranquilizing and scaring off the rest of the herd to collect and treat snared elephant would probably involve amputation and captivity.&nbsp; Deemed too cruel (and probably too expensive) to live handicapped in captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The permanent presence of people already agitates elephant populations one way or another, so the effort to disassociate from any actions the animal may consider negative\/aggressive, should be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">According to Dr. Senthilvel Nathan, Chief Field Veterinarian for the Sabah Wildlife Department.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u201c\u2026we know elephants are highly intelligent and once they recognize that humans have taken one of their young. This could develop into a more serious problem as they might become more aggressive towards humans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">All these anthropogenic activities considered, how long, if ever, will it take for corrective action?  If there are only approximately 1,500 left in the wild, and the world lost 131 (known) Borneo Elephants in 9 years? How many can be lost within 20 years? With new water and land use by anthropogenic developments, will the death rate go down or up?  Will there habitat forests continue to be fractured?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Living Seed Banks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">While zoos are not appreciated by all, I feel that zoos and aquariums are paramount in the conservation and proliferation of all elephants. I think this because of all the afore mentioned wildlife afflictions that are in constant motion causing wicked problems for all wildlife, especially the endangered. The human populace of Borneo seems to become less and less caring of wildlife and more objective towards big monocultures. While there are collar programs and other protective rights in place, these do not carry a lot of weight as proving guilt is difficult due to the seclusion of the forest. So maybe its worth it to tranquilize a mother and infant. Maybe go in smelling like predator feces on your shoes? If anything to save a precious elephant life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Zoos can be at the forefront of the conservation and proliferation of <em>Elephas maximus borneensis<\/em>. I think that evacuating at least 2 &#8211; 3 breeding pairs would be a good start. Dispersing these living seed banks into varied areas as a protection measure. I feel that the elephants disabled by snares can be successfully imported to different locations, to be successfully bred. The purpose: To eventually breed back to wild elephant populations. As the &#8220;Snare&#8221; babies suffer such injuries, due to a few factors, they are left to die. In reality there is nothing wrong with these &#8220;snare&#8221; babies. Of course, returning to the wild with such disabilities to their body puts them at a detriment. It&#8217;s also said that their life at a facility would be depressing and lacking. I think that their life in a facility CAN be rewarding and very informative in the way of research. Their lives as ambassadors to the human world can be communication of education. Can you imagine the insight an elephant could give you? As zoo residents they should be slightly spoiled and pampered, why not? Instead of imposing care cost at a native facility, why not let zoos purchase, to help offset costs of the next snare baby. Offset funding could also go towards healthy elephants in the wild. Partial Profits made by the zoo exhibition of elephants can also be invested back into Borneo directly. Also, as a zoo ambassador, they will have access to treatments and prosthetics. Prosthetic use would be a real attention-getter for the pygmies cause. Also I am now painfully aware of the PALM OIL monoculture. Elephant herds (up to 15 elephants) have been known to be poisoned and killed off in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I think a world-class zoo with medical facilities equipped with truck scales would be good candidates as, ideally, they would be administering treatments and furnishing prosthetics. Even without the involvement of prosthetics, studies could be done a lot more thoroughly with a &#8220;trained&#8221; elephant that is able to be &#8220;handled&#8221;. I know the word &#8220;Trained&#8221; may conjure up visions of cruelty and forced tricks for entertainment. To that I offer, again modern methods. Just as dentistry has made wonderful innovations and advancements. My childhood dentist, a real nice gentleman, and a family friend as well, had a very archaic set of needles. Thinking back, his &#8220;small&#8221; needle was comparable to my .005 pen. Very fine for a pen, not so fine of a needle. Of course it was not his purpose to torture me,. and put me thru agony and fear, but it was necessary to treat my teeth, and that was the set of tools he had. Thankfully, no one uses those anymore. So all those tricks actually started out as exercises, as elephants sometimes have a constipation problem because their intestinal peristalsis and segmentation are affected by walking or lack thereof. So what may have seemed like making an elephant grovel, was just a way of teaching the elephant to stretch, etc. Now modern days have modern ways. My grandfather raised his elephant with almost no reinforcement with bull hook. The hook should be used to let the elephant know where you are, and give direction, unless your elephant understands left, right, down, up. This can be done with the right information with patience, determination, and focus, and a newly designed tool. If this can be done with injured pygmies, why not any injured elephant deemed a burden and unable to return to the wild? The animals can be bred to conserve and proliferate. Probably a little deeper than that, but that&#8217;s all I have for now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7172c77215d9e95965983caaea1fe9e8\" style=\"color:#3c9ffd\">A quick correction: Tame Elephants<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I would like to add that throughout my digital desk &amp; student notes, I have used the term &#8220;Domestic Elephants&#8221;.  This is a phrase I learned growing up in a zoo setting.  The reasoning was: As there are no wild elephants in America, they are domestic.  Well as I have been away for awhile, upon returning, I have since learned the scientific meaning of domestic.  I read an article by Joyce Poole (in situ), and she called them TAME elephants. I  (ex situ) have great respect for her and her work, and although she may not agree with my theories and experiences, I will have to say although the world is not all black and white, but many shades of grey, the scientific definition of &#8220;domestic&#8221; <em><strong>is<\/strong><\/em> piebald, and I will have to concede; elephants in zoos and preserves are tame elephants. While I love longstanding traditions, I believe in science.  I believe that science is God&#8217;s way of showing us how His miracles are done. TAME elephants is the best term for me.  When I hear captivity, it does not seem to reflect the progress that has been initiated by zoos and aquariums.  Also, captive elephants are NOT necessarily tame elephants. from this point forward tame elephants will be my reference term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>  Education Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"area-of-practice\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-white is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-gap-md nfd-gap-y-xl wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square nfd-rounded nfd-gap-md nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-light is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary nfd-text-balance has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:2px\">01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">4 Years Training                   Apprentice Elephant Handler<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-faded  has-text-align-left\">Oakland Zoo, Oakland CA. 1980-1984                                                 Supervisor: Val DeLeon: Oakland Zoo Curator, Elephant Trainer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square nfd-rounded nfd-gap-md wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary nfd-text-balance has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:2px\">02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Baccalaureate Of Science &#8211; Zoology Focus: Animal Health &amp; Behavior<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-faded  has-text-align-left\">Currently enrolled At:                                     Unity Environmental University, <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square nfd-rounded nfd-gap-md nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-light is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary nfd-text-balance has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:2px\">03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Certificate Of Completion American        Sign Language<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-faded  has-text-align-left\">Currently Enrolled At:                                   Santa Barbara City College; Online Studies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-base nfd-gap-md nfd-gap-y-xl wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square nfd-rounded nfd-gap-md wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary nfd-text-balance has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:2px\">04<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Certificate Of Completion                Graphic Design<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-faded  has-text-align-left\">Chabot Jr. College, Hayward CA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square nfd-rounded nfd-gap-md nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-light is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary nfd-text-balance has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:2px\">05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Certificate Of Completion Photography    Liquid\/Digital                                                            <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-faded  has-text-align-left\">Chabot Jr. College, Hayward CA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-square nfd-rounded nfd-gap-md wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-primary nfd-text-balance has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300;letter-spacing:2px\">06<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-md nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Dietary Manager                      Course Of Study<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-balance nfd-text-faded  has-text-align-left\">Merritt Jr. College, Oakland CA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-container wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-346627ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-container nfd-text-md wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-346627ba wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-max-w-prose wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dd225191 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">          Summary of skills<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-light is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group alignfull nfd-bg-effect-grid-2 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-md nfd-rounded nfd-shadow-xs nfd-max-w-prose nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-white is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\">OVERSIZE COMMERCIAL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u2022 Ovens\/Grills\/Broilers \u2022 Fryers<br>\u2022 Auto Slicers<br>\u2022 Pressure Steamers.                                                                                     \u2022 Tilting Skillet<br>\u2022 Cauldron (150 Gal)<br>\u2022 10# Hand mixer<br>\u2022 Mixers\/Blenders<br>\u2022 Rollers<br>\u2022 Dish machines<br>\u2022 Pellet Heater\/Steam Table<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-light is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group alignfull nfd-bg-effect-grid-2 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-md nfd-rounded nfd-shadow-xs nfd-max-w-prose nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-white is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\">COMMERCIAL PRINTING:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u2022 PBX Switchboard \u2022 Mac\/Windows OS \u2022 Micro Office \/ Adobe Print &amp; Web Creative Suite. \u2022 Fiery Command Workstation \u2022 Data Merge Mass Mailings \u2022 Color laser\/B\/W dot matrix Production Printers; Xerox, Cannon \u2022 Foil cartridge printer\/Glue &amp; coil binders \u2022 Guillotine Cutter\/Roto hand trimmer \u2022 Cold\/hot\/glue press mounting\/binding, laminating. \u2022 OCR, negative &amp; print scanning<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-light is-style-nfd-theme-light wp-block-group alignfull nfd-bg-effect-grid-2 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-card-md nfd-rounded nfd-shadow-xs nfd-max-w-prose nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-white is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"\"> LIQUID DARKROOM <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">\u2022 Film loading, developing, enlarging, fix printing, wash, finishing.                 \u2022 Enlargers, lenses ,filters, papers. Print &amp; negative dryers.                              \u2022 Liquid Processing chemicals; developer\/fix\/wash, etc.                                  \u2022 Color toning chemicals.                                                                             \u2022 Oversize Scanning, printing, mounting, laminating                                       \u2022 Drill Punch, preferring, scoring, folding machines<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-container wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-max-w-prose wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-contrast wp-block-heading\">Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Personal Conservation Endeavor<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"milestones\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-my-0 nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-white is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-3xl wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Privately seeking to start \u201cElephant &#8211; Human Communications\u201d based off of \u201cButton experiments\u201d performed by elephant biologist named CAITLIN O\u2019CONNELL, with DONNA the Elephant at the Oakland Zoo, approx late 90\u2019s, in her book: <em>The Elephant&#8217;s Secret Sense: The Hidden Life of the Wild Herds of Africa by Caitlin O&#8217;Connell. As well as their own communications.<\/em>As canines do well with these buttons, I believe the elephant sentience will enable them to communicate with humans. It\u2019s just a matter of asking the right way. In theory, the insight of an elephant could be priceless. Suda of Thailand highlands paints, Kongkam, also Thailand, writes a little. I believe taken more seriously, would produce viable data . Also, could they be translators&#8230;\u201dEducated Elephants\u201d could be used out in the wild. The possibilities are amazing. Also I currently have an acceptable tool that could humanely replace the bull hook. Based on one of my Grandfathers suggestions. As well as handling techniques, with modern evolvement. Until then, I\u2019m seeking employment\/volunteer with a zoo or similar. To bolster my Baccalaureate of Science studies, focus Animal Behavior &amp; Health. Also, I am studying American Sign Language, to help in passing on conservation ideals to the next generations.  With this said I am prepared for the long term interactive study and observation.  I would use gained knowledge to further protect all elephants.  As all species are dwindling.  In theory, a major disaster in Borneo for instance, could potentially wipe out out a whole species.  Last known numbers: Know Sumatrans approx 2,400.  Known Borneans, approx 1,600.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Of course eventually I have to find some where to enact these ideals.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">I have studied the United Nations Agendas; 2021 &#8211; 2045, and sustainability is a absolute for the future, as it makes sense. If Zoos &amp; Aquarium collections are amply stocked, with contemporary medical facilities to support animal collection, medical studies, laboratory studies, veterinary support for wild\/larger animals not available elsewhere. In this manner, zoos &amp; aquariums are an integral part of conservancy &amp; sustainability. While showcasing the ambassadors of the animal world at their best &amp; brightest, Zoos &amp; Aquariums inspire future generations thru a close connection.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">1980 -1984 Apprentice Elephant Handler Weekends &amp; Summers Oakland Zoo<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Zoo Supervisor: Valentine DeLeon, Elephant Trainer &amp; Consultant Oakland Zoo, Oak. CA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"milestones\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-my-0 nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-white is-style-nfd-theme-white wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-3xl wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">Mr. DeLeon&#8217;s Vision<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Mr DeLeon initiated an elephant breeding program that would:<br>Enable zoo to breed their own show stock. Allows for easier handling as animals bred\/grown\/groomed in captivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Elephants more likely to follow verbal cues, personality more predictable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Program studies &amp; findings shared to benefit &amp; promote other breeding programs according to animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Enable zoo to breed for wild populations when\/where needed. Bolstering wild populations with medically fortified stock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Zoos also had purpose as an arboretum, as breeding &amp; gardening flora native to relative sets, also a form sustainable conservation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Zoos should be medically prepared at the forefront. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Program studies &amp; findings shared to benefit &amp; promote other breeding programs according to animal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apprentice Duties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Apprentice Elephant Handler: Assisted Elephant Trainer with morning set up ,including diets, mixed per his breeding program. All elephant food mixed &amp; stored in elephant house. display set. Cleanliness, Help move elephants out for the day,Shadowed trainer thru all daily activities, including preparation for a small show of exercises., &amp; cleanup afterward . Evening set up, including diets In between elephant functions I worked in Veterinary kitchen; mixed various food stuffs According to animal diet I.e. (Monkeys = tubers, vegs, CHOW kernel. OR Lions=Ground horse meat w\/ CHOW Kibbles). Portioned for keepers to pick up. Delivery to minor animals, monkeys, birds, turtles, hoof stock. Set preparation day &#8211; animals out, hose\/clean nite quarters, place food. Nite clean up &#8211; animals in, hose\/clean front display. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Fairyland; Lake Merritt Oakland: Supervisor; Val DeLeon. Clean up &amp; re-paint small prop\/animal display houses in the park. Repaint ground decorations &amp; \u201cMagic Key\u201d tour guide boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employment History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>SLZUSD CHILD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT 510.317.4600<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Central Kitchen: Pack outgoing cold carts for next day lunch. Approx 15 schools. Misc duties as needed.<br>School Sites: Cashier\/server .Portion, Plate, serve,Replenish hot\/cold lunch items at counters as needed. After lunch; Wash pots, clean &amp; sanitize all surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>HAYWARD AREA RECREATION DEPARTMENT 510.881.6700<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Buildings And Rentals; James Calcetta .Main Sites: Michael Jimenez Gymnasium, Douglass Morrison Theater,Castro Valley Community Center, San Felipe Community Center, Weeks Comm Center, Cherryland Comm Center, Hayward Area Senior Center, Japanese Tea gardens, also outer community centers as needed. Building Attendant: Code in or Key into assigned building site, turn on lights, heaters, set up tables and chairs, per client set up, check in with client regarding rental condition pre &amp; post rental. Clean up, checklist, lockup, code\/key out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Recreation Sites: Kennedy Park, Hayward Ca. Michael Mastroni .<br>Recreation Technician; Train Operator, Unlock 1 of 3 rides, Carousel, tea cup, or train. Log in opening paperwork. Operate that ride for the day, close ride, tally tickets collected, code out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>(CLOSED) COPYMAT OF HAYWARD, 510.886.4603-05\/2006-05\/2012 RE EMPLOY: 2015 &#8211; 2016<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Graphic Designer &#8211; Operated Desktop publishing center. Consulted &amp; created customer graphics, as ordered for commercial or personal use. In example; Custom logos, Proprietary typefaces, business cards, brochures, flyers, catalogs, labels, stickers, rubber stamps, signage, buttons etc. Operating knowledge of all machines, enabling independent completion of job(s) as necessary. 3 hole Drill press, folding machines, glue binding. Fiery Command, Color press options, (signatures, stapling etc). Oversize color, blueprint plotters, B\/W printers, perfect bind, ring binding, foil printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>COPYMAT OF SAN LEANDRO, &#8211; 2009-2010 (CLOSED)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Graphic Designer &#8211; Created customer graphics, as ordered for commercial or personal use. In example; Custom logos, Proprietary typefaces, business cards, brochures, flyers, catalogs, labels, stickers, rubber stamps, signage, buttons etc. Operating knowledge of all machines, enabling independent completion of job(s) as necessary. 3 hole Drill press, folding machines, glue binding. Fiery Command, Color press options, (signatures, stapling etc). Oversize color, blueprint plotters, B\/W printers, perfect bind, ring binding, foil printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>BOCA BARGOONS FABRIC OUTLET (HQ) 770.475.1219; HAYWARD, CA-2003-2005 (2 TIMES) (MOVED)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Sales person. Consult customer regarding designs, color ways and textile applications according to function. Operating knowledge of measuring methods &amp; yardage needed for customers project. Maintained mailing list of 5,000 names. Designed store marketing collateral. Stock and arrange fabric according to coordinates in varying weaves &amp; weights. Dressed end caps with samples of various Drapery &amp; upholstery styles; Goblet Pleat Panels w\/ Lattice top accent pillow on upholstered bench seat. Consulted customers on yardage &amp; patterns; Round tablecloth, accent pillows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>LIFETOUCH PHOTOGRAPHY; HAYWARD 510.293.1818, CA-2003-2005 (2 TIMES)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Photographer &#8211; Photographed students using Lifetouch proprietary poses &amp; equipment. Receive weekly photoshoot schedule to plot driving &amp; arrival time. Consult with lead photographer every job site regarding set(s) placement. Pick up\/return photo equipment daily. Personal Critique of prior photo shoots, personal improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>ST. JOHN KRONSTADT RUSSIAN ORTHODOX RETIREMENT; CASTRO VALLEY, CA; 510.889.7000-10\/99-06\/2002<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Dietary Service Supervisor &#8211; Dietary Operations; Patient admission Dietary assessment, Dietary care plans. Consult with Dietitian monthly re: Theraputic diets, patient diet orders, state &amp; federal inspections, policies and procedures. All Dietary requisitions, food &amp; equipment. Filled in hourly positions as needed. Q.A\u2019s H.A.C.C.P. Install Pureed food program. Maintain State Title 22 health &amp; safety standards for Dietary Operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>CARLTON PLAZA, RETIREMENT COMMUNITY PLEASANT HILL 925.635.4350, CA-06\/99-10\/99<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Foodservice Director &#8211; Directed kitchen and dining room staff assisted by Dining Room mngr &amp; asst. mngr. Food &amp; equipment orders. Maintained Foodservice budget. Staff &amp; hourly schedules &amp; time cards. In service performance meetings. Responsible for employee hiring, training, discipline, termination Catered Facility functions, patient activities. Knowledge and ability of state inspection policies and procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>EDEN VILLA RETIREMENT HOME; CASTRO VALLEY 510.582.2765, CA-06\/92-06\/99 (NEW OWNER)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Kitchen Supervisor\/Cook\/Bottle washer &#8211; Kitchen Operations; prepared, cooked &amp; served Therapeutic diets, patient diet orders, x 3 meals, state inspections, policies and procedures. Food &amp; equipment orders. Catered Facility functions, patient activities. Resident diet accommodations paramount. Maintained foodservice budget. Pre inspect all facility kitchens (x 4) for State Requirements. Report to Administrator of Facility Operations. MSDS, CAL Osha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>J.D.\u2019S FAMILY RESTAURANT; CASTRO VALLEY, CA \u2014 06\/91-06\/92 (CLOSED)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Cook &#8211; Preparation of meal based on meal period, which includes but not limited to: Knowledge and ability of House menu meal processing from preparation to cooking to service. All house product made fresh daily.from orange juice to corn beef hash patties, &amp; pies baked daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>DANA\u2019S HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE (888) 822-0220; OAKLAND, CA \u2014 06\/91-12\/91<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Housekeeper &#8211; Assignments varied, 1x &#8211; 3x weekly. 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Knowledge and ability to recognize &amp; follow foodservice policies and procedures; &amp; MSDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>WISTERIA CARE CENTER, 510.727.9169 CASTRO VALLEY, CA \u2014 10\/88-06\/90<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Housekeeping\/Laundry &#8211; Collect &amp; process all dirty laundry upon arrival, washing, drying fold\/hang &amp; deliver to patient rooms. Clean, sanitize &amp; maintain all common &amp; patient areas. Hallways, dining &amp; bathrooms. Clean &amp; maintain all work areas.<br>Cook &#8211; Preparation of meal based on meal period, which includes but not limited to: Knowledge and ability of meal processing from preparation to cooking to service.. Assemble diet carts for meal delivery. Individual therapeutic diets portioned per patient tray card. Ability to read and execute recipes. Knowledge and ability of cleaning &amp; sanitation procedures. Knowledge and ability to recognize &amp; follow foodservice policies and procedures; &amp; MSDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>TELE-TRUST ANSWERING SERVICE; HAYWARD, CA \u2014 8\/87 &#8211; 6\/88<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Switchboard Operator &#8211; Answer, direct &amp; exchange each client call after hours, etc. Utilizing PBX switchboard in various processes; patch thru, conference calls (4max), regular call. Knowledge &amp; ability to handwrite notes and messages per client account ( Drs, Lawyer, Plumber, Police tow) &amp; verbally relay back to client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><em>UNITED ARTISTS, GALAXY ARCADE, BAYFAIR MALL, SAN LEANDRO, CA \u2014 8\/86 &#8211; 5\/87<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Game room Attendant &#8211; Open\/close store. Exchange currency as needed. Maintain presentation of arcade, including minor repair of game machines, i.e swab contacts, light soldering, wire\/fuse\/bulb replace. Game chip\/marquee trade out of proprietary cabinet. United Artist &amp; subsidiaries. Count downn of all money drawers x 1 monthly, using coin counting machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">2021 &#8211; Presently (intermittent): Alameda County Community Food Bank.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">ST. JOHN\u2019S KRONSTADT RUSSIAN ORTHODOX, ALL RETIREMENT HOME, SNF. CASTRO VALLEY, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Dysphagic Diet (Pureed) Program . Implemented industry standard production practices to ensure uniformity. Limit use of pre-pureed items. Ensuring that puree &amp; thickened diet is SECONDARY element in a DIET. Preparations must be palatable. Added non ISP practices formed by study and trials with target patients with reasonable available resources, I.e: food molds, use of pastry bags, scoops etc. Tools Used along with inherent qualities of food (color, texture), and standardized production procedures, adding the third element of shape achieved target goal of 50% more patient diet consumption during meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">R.D.\u2019S FOR HEALTHCARE; LODI CA.-2002-2005<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">(Tele-Commute Per diem contract) Product Photographer\/Collateral Designer Prepared menu items per company recipe. Styled &amp; photographed menu Items in several shot positions to be used as a quality Indicators in example appearance, etc. Provided best of batch images to client via CD with contact sheet, in 3 formats, suited to printing (large files), web applications (small Files), and easy insert for other platforms: tiff, jpeg, PDF. Completed photo record of 4 menu cycles x 2 years. Paper to digital format.  Designed, printed, assembled final marketing composite sample(s), coordinating photo illustrated menu. (Salesman\u2019s Sample) . All relevant printing and digital files accompanied with the printer\u2019s layout in the industry standard QUARK .5.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">KUMU HULA ASSO. BI-ANNUAL HULA EVENTS- Vendor; HAWAIIAN CHARMZ<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Independent Event Vendor ; Hawaiian Charmz. 6 seasons, (3 yrs) attendance. Presented handmade jewelry from materials indigenous to Hawaii in traditional &amp; contemporary designs, in varying prices According to skill, materials etc. All materials verified to be authentic before items are crafted. Also presented contemporary forged jewelry &amp; semi &#8211; precious elements. Alongside proprietary designs. Independent vendor arrival &amp; set up instr. 10&#215;10 shop set up; draped tables, tabletop display accessories. Maximize space with grid wall &amp; overhead apparatus, multi tier shelving, hooks, Hanging racks etc. Best strategic use of signage and prima product. Highest sale day $500. Average $200-$400 per day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"testimonials\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-dark is-style-nfd-theme-dark wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-lg wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6c1f246 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"nfd-text-md has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fab906;letter-spacing:2px\">\u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605 \u2605<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-text-lg nfd-text-balance wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Rachael DeLeon Bailey<br>ElephantSmiles8@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"> greystoke@zoologycompendium.com&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"call-to-action\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-p-lg wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-rounded-lg nfd-overflow-hidden nfd-bg-surface nfd-theme-darker is-style-nfd-theme-darker wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-p-0 wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:100px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"599\" height=\"237\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-319\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ipomoea-batatas-2.jpeg?resize=599%2C237&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ipomoea-batatas-2.jpeg?w=599&amp;ssl=1 599w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/zoologycompendium.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Ipomoea-batatas-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C119&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#766e61\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-xl nfd-p-card-square-lg wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9366075c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"nfd-text-xl nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance wp-block-heading\">Preserve &amp; Conserve Successfully With Intellect<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-md nfd-text-xs wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong style=\"margin-right: 4px\">\u2713 <\/strong>Easy to Like<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong style=\"margin-right: 4px\">\u2713 <\/strong>Sure to Impress<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"md:nfd-items-start nfd-gap-md wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-text-md wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-btn-xl is-style-outline wp-block-button is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#testimonials\">Schedule a interview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"faq\" class=\"nfd-container nfd-pb-lg wp-block-group has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgb(255,255,255) 29%,rgb(243,244,246) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-xl nfd-gap-y-2xl wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-huge nfd-text-contrast nfd-text-balance\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"nfd-grid nfd-grid-cols-2 wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-768fc57f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-y-xl wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">When is the last time you worked with elephants? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">1984<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Why have you waited until now to pursue this career?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">As my family commitments reserved all my time in the past, I now have the professional time to pursue such endeavors, without time or  commitment restraints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Why Elephants?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">Why not? They are sentient &amp; inspiring.  As well as in dire need of protection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">What are your expectations of such a study?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">24\/7 elephant &#8220;SMELLS&#8221; gritty, sometimes itchy, and thankless, but always dangerous work.  I also believe there will be a collection of information through an understanding and communication not achieved otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">o<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-y-xl wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Which elephants do you feel are the most at risk?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">As of 2024 the Sumatran &amp; Borean Pygmie are at critical levels. In theory, it is almost at an emergency level of not just their protection but their environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">How critical do you think it is?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">In theory, it is almost at an emergency level of not just their protection but their environment.  At least if the environment was stable, that&#8217;s half the issue of the whole problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"nfd-gap-sm wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">How would you start?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">I would first reserve young elephants to start a  &#8220;living elephant record&#8221; &amp; refine them in a manner that their offspring being back bred will be prepared in a manner not yet perceived.  Then preserve the DNA &amp; environment, to then be able to conserve.  Sustainability is paramount to ensure continuity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">t<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading nfd-text-md nfd-text-primary\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Why is the Elephant so important?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"nfd-text-faded nfd-text-base\">Elephants are a keystone species.  They are they main seed dispensers of their habitat(s).  Loss of elephants in some areas has also show great tree loss as well.  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