Elephant from Knoxville Zoo in Knoxville, TN representing Uncle Pachyderm taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale
Introduction: Uncle Pachyderm died in the 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan’s Mongols. Read about his amazing experiences from the point of his death onward. You may never look at elephants the [...]
Elephant from Knoxville Zoo in Knoxville, TN representing Uncle Pachyderm taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale
Introduction: Uncle Pachyderm was one of many elephants forced to be on the front line of a 1277 battle between Burma and Kublai Khan’s Mongols. Imagine his terror when the Mongols dismounted and [...]
Black Bear running for its life in Shumate Hollow used with permission of Ed Wiley
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
Brother and Sister Bear Cubs take turns telling how they and their mother died due to the strip-mining that took place at Shumate Hollow, WV. Read their story and [...]
Black Bear from Knoxville Zoo representing Sorrow Bear in Bear Heaven taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
The interview continues with Sorrow Bear, the mother bear who died due to the strip-mining at Shumate Hollow, WV. She now resides in the outskirts of [...]
Black Bear from Knoxville Zoo representing Sorrow Bear taken by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
An Animal Trail of Tears Tale by Debbie Dunn aka DJ Lyons
Introduction: Sorrow Bear was a mother bear who died knowing that she failed to save her two precious cubs from the strip-mining at Shumate Hollow, WV. She now resides [...]
