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West End Extra - by TOM FOOT
Published: 7 September 2007
 

Paolo Bruni, 3, gets to grips with a life-sized willow baby elephant designed to raise eco awareness
Elephant family takes refuge in wilds of Hyde Park

REPLICA herd of life-size elephants has taken up residence in Hyde Park to highlight the plight of the Asian elephant.
The 13 elephants, made from willow and stainless steel, were commissioned by the London-based charity Elephant Family.
The organisation works to raise awareness and funds for wildlife conservation projects in India.
Hyde Park represents the elephants’ shrinking habitat and the need to safeguard green corridors for wildlife, according to organisers.
Steve Manning, a topiary artist, and Joe Crane, a willow technician, took six months to create the herd at workshops in Pakenham, Suffolk.
Half a ton of elephant dung will be used to fertilise flower beds at the site until the event ends on September 18.
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