2008-12-01 - Norwich, United Kingdom. SAM EMANUEL
CLIC Sargent, the children's cancer charity which is the focus of this year's Evening News Christmas campaign, and The Born Free Foundation, a wildlife charity working to prevent animal cruelty and suffering, were presented with cheques totaling £136,000 as the money raised at the Go Elephants! auction was given to the good causes. Children and animals in need will soon be benefitting to the tune of hundreds of thousands of pounds which was raised at the most talked about charity auction of the...
2008-06-23 - Norwich, United Kingdom. VICTORIA LEGGETT
They are usually more at home in Africa but these baby elephants have been welcomed to Norwich with open arms. The 53 fibre-glass animals, which are dotted around the city, went on view for the first time today and brought smiles to the faces of their many admirers. They are here as part of a public art event called Go Elephants, which is jointly run by Wild in Art and the Forum Trust, to showcase Norwich's creativity and will be on show until August 31.
2008-04-12 - Norwich, United Kingdom.
A mammoth herd of life-sized baby elephant models are set to transform the city's streets into an artistic urban safari this summer. Up to fifty of the elephant sculptures will be uniquely decorated by artists, school children and community groups ready for display around the city, in what is likely to be Norwich's biggest ever public art event. People are this week being invited to watch the artists' work taking shape in a vacant shop in Castle Mall, which has been turned into a public painting...
2008-02-21 - Norwich, United States.
TIME is running out for aspiring artists who want to help create a public art trail across Norwich this summer. Up to 50 baby elephant sculptures will go display across the city from June 23 to August 31 as part of Go Elephants!, billed as Norwich's largest ever outdoor art event. The deadline for submissions is tomorrow. Artists who want to take part should contact The Forum Trust for guidance and submission forms by e-mailing events@theforumnorwich.co.uk or calling 01603 727907. Further inform...
2025-03-27 - Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In a united effort to prevent forest fires, a team of three elephants joined over 20 locals in constructing firebreaks in Chiang Mai’s Mae Taeng district on Wednesday. The initiative, led by Phra Kh...
2025-03-27 - Cholamunda, India.
A Wild tusker, known as Kasera Komban, was found dead in abandoned septic tank in Kerala Malappuram. The tusker used to be affectionately called "Kasera Komban" due to its remarkably long tusks, which...
2025-03-18 - Wichita, United States.
The Sedgwick County Zoo announced Monday that 29-year-old African elephant Simunye delivered a stillborn calf following a healthy, full-term pregnancy. This would have marked the first elephant born a...
2025-03-08 - Guwahati, India.
A female elephant calf took birth in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park. The newborn, named Gauri, is the offspring of an elephant named Phulmai, who resides within the protected area of Kaziranga.
2025-03-05 - Trichy, India.
A 60-year-old female elephant named Jaini, who was being cared for at the MR Palayam Government Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Reserve Forest under the Trichy Forest Division, has passed away. The ...
2025-02-07 - Amboseli, Kenya.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Paolo, one of Amboseli’s most famous and cherished elephants. At 46 years old, Paolo’s death marks the loss of a true giant, not only in size but ...
