{"id":19994,"date":"2021-05-31T13:40:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=19994"},"modified":"2021-05-31T13:40:45","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T12:40:45","slug":"in-photos-the-roaming-elephant-herds-of-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/in-photos-the-roaming-elephant-herds-of-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"In photos: the roaming elephant herds of Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-06.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the spectacular sight of a herd of wooden elephants seen outside the Saatchi Gallery off King&#8217;s Road in Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>The life-sized sculptures are on display ahead of being sold for charity and to raise \u00a0awareness for \u2018CoExistence\u2019, an environmental art campaign that\u00a0 aims to raise funds for conservation projects that enable people and wildlife to live peacefully alongside each other.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-02.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All of the 100 Asian elephants was made by communities in the Nilgiri Hills of Southern India, and\u00a0crafted from Lantana camara, a toxic plant that is causing a reduction in biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-03.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The elephants are on a global tour, and will only be in London for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, you can spot them by the Duke of York Square, outside the Saatchi Gallery, and on some <a href=\"https:\/\/dukeofyorksquare.com\/whats-on\/culture-2\/herd-the-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">nearby streets<\/a>, before they roam over to Green Park, St James\u2019s Park and Berkeley Square from 14th June to 23rd July 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-04.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-01.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-05.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-07.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-08.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-09.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-10.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/elephants-chelsea-11.jpg\" alt=\"In photos: the elephant herds of Chelsea\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>More info<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/coexistence.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoExistence charity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Join the discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/london-art-exhibitions-installations-and-events-photos-and-chat.374789\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">London art exhibitions, installations and events &#8211; photos and chat\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the spectacular sight of a herd of wooden elephants seen outside the Saatchi Gallery off King&#8217;s Road in Chelsea. 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