Mark Shand

I've known elephants with broken hearts, others with depression.

— Mark Shand

Save the elephants, and then you save the forest - and then you save yourself.

— Mark Shand

Surrounded by a burgeoning human population, Asian elephants have to contend with the spread of settlements and farming, and the demands of…

— Mark Shand

The elephant can survive only if forests survive.

— Mark Shand

Elephants seek food elsewhere if their route is blocked, and raiding crops and grain stores brings them into conflict with people, often…

— Mark Shand

People are so difficult. Give me an elephant any day.

— Mark Shand

I was probably spoilt, if I'm being totally honest.

— Mark Shand

Richard Burton is one of my heroes.

— Mark Shand

You can cut a tree down, and it grows back. Once a species goes, it's gone forever.

— Mark Shand

If you cut down the forest, you know what happens: The whole of Asia turns into a desert. Without water, you're talking…

— Mark Shand

If I was a businessman, I could have made a huge amount of money. But none of that really crossed my mind…

— Mark Shand

My flat is a bit like an oriental bazaar. It's filled with the oddest objects from all my travels, and you can't…

— Mark Shand

In the central Indian state of Orissa, mining has scarred the landscape, and it is already too late to secure most of…

— Mark Shand

When you look at elephant herds that are nonstressed, the males are never around. They mate, they go; they're loners.

— Mark Shand

Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with…

— Mark Shand

Elephant populations in India and also in the whole of Asia are under severe stress. The captive ones are rendered jobless due…

— Mark Shand

There are 13 Asian countries that still have elephants, and Elephant Family is looking to invest in further projects that will be…

— Mark Shand

I've always found people to be by far the biggest problem-causers in life.

— Mark Shand

There is no need for use of torture instruments such as ankush for controlling the elephants. We can do it with the…

— Mark Shand

If you look back at history, the various Maharajas of the Indian empire actually helped support a whole British industry. The royalty…

— Mark Shand

I'd always thought hurricanes were romantic, with pretty feminine names like Celestine.

— Mark Shand

The combination of a brand like Cartier and the immense heritage that India holds can go places.

— Mark Shand