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Richard Lair, Elephant Advocate, Obituary

We sadly report the passing of Richard Lair. I met Richard in Thailand when he was working on  Operation Dumbo. I was honored when he asked me to be a reviewer for the “Elephant Care Manual for Mahouts and Camp Managers.”  The manual is available here on the Elephant Care International website: 


https://www.elephantcare.org/_files/ugd/5c07e7_d9b6094b349a404aad00d3bf53db88e2.pdf Gone Astray is available on the FAO website: https://www.fao.org/4/AC774E/AC774E00.htm. Gone Astray was the inspiration for an international workshop on the domesticated Asian elephant;  the proceedings, "Giants on Our Hands," is available from FAO:  https://www.fao.org/4/ad031e/ad031e00.htm 


I was not aware of many of Richard's tremendous accomplishments that are detailed in his obituary. He will be greatly missed.  Read the obituary here: Lair Obituary. Susan Mikota


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