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It is with the deepest sorrow I write of the passing of our dear Ellen Ammerman, a true friend, a true sister, a true wildlife protector, a truly beautiful person. Ellen was with us here in Nepal just a few weeks ago. Ellen came here this time to give support and love to Som G.C., his wife Kalpana and their two beautiful children, a family whose lives were turned upside down by the earthquakes. The impact Ellen had and the help she has given means this family can go forward in their lives.
That was Ellen through and through.
Ellen has been a true supporter of WildTiger, a part of us. I have just been in Kathmandu finalizing a position for Hemant, another brother she loved so much, she would have been so proud of his new role in the anti-poaching battle, something she believed in. I was so looking forward to telling her as even from her home in the USA she was always right there with us.
Ellen came to see Asa, the Leopard of Hope, when he was just a young cub. They met briefly and from that point on Ellen continually supported my efforts to rewild Asa. The leopard is free now, wild... which is what Ellen wanted and what she helped achieve.
Ellen loved wildlife, Ellen supported wildlife, Ellen was a wildlife person.
Look at her smile in the photograph with Bindu. They had only met the night before but already were sisters. Bindu has said to me so many times since:
"Oh Ellen is so friendly and supportive, Ellen is so loving"
That was Ellen through and through.
Soon our WildTiger family will plant a tree at Chitwan, a place she loved, a place she will always be belong to along with the tiger, the leopard, the sloth bear... and those elephants, you so loved those elephants... many, many birds.
You are such a special lady, you will always be with us and we will fight even harder now for what you believed in, we promise you that.
Love Jack, Jai Bagh.
