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Royal family joins hands with Elephant Family
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Kaziranga to mark the launch of ‘Elephant Parade’, a public art event that will take place in 2017, the year of India-UK culture. A call to artists from across India is being made to participate in creating a visually stunning ‘herd’ of painted model elephants, similar to the ones the Royal couple saw during their visit to Kaziranga.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Kaziranga to mark the launch of ‘Elephant Parade’, a public art event that will take place in 2017, the year of India-UK culture. A call to artists from across India is being made to participate in creating a visually stunning ‘herd’ of painted model elephants, similar to the ones the Royal couple saw during their visit to Kaziranga.
Born from the success of its predecessor in London, the Elephant Parade in India will generate vital funds to help secure 100 elephant corridors across India for the endangered Asian elephant who risk displacement through fragmentation of habitat and human disturbances.
The last London Elephant Parade, which took place from May to June 2010, became London’s biggest ever public art exhibition with more than 250 brightly painted elephants located across central London. With an audience of 25 million, the campaign raised over £5 million for the endangered Asian elephant.
The 300 painted model elephants on parade across Delhi and Mumbai in 2017 will create a striking spectacle of colour and showcase the nation’s most creative artists and emerging talents; whilst celebrating India’s national heritage animal.
Having supported Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to successfully secure an elephant corridor in Kerala in the past, Elephant Family is currently working with WTI in Assam to help secure the Kalapahar Daigurung corridor through voluntary village relocation.
