Elephant Parade

The documentary film The Eyes of Thailand (narrated by Ashley Judd) shows the work of Mosha's caregiver, Soraida Salwala.

In 2014, Elephant Parade visited the UK (during a national tour) and Hong Kong, followed by Calais, Suzhou, Bangkok and Florianópolis in 2015.

In 2009, over 100 art elephants participated in Elephant Parade Amsterdam, created by artists including Jan des Bouvrie, Henk Schiffmacher, Menno Baars, Ilse DeLange, Corneille, Rob Scholte, Raymond Hoogendorp and Daryl van Wouw.

Over 250 art elephants were designed for the London exhibition by Tommy Hilfiger, Graeme Le Saux,[2] Lulu Guinness, Martin Aveling, Diane von Furstenberg and others.

[3][4] The elephants were transported by Eco Movers over the course of the parade, up to the celebrity auction held in June 2010.

From Ascension Day, 13 May, until the end of August, 75 art elephants were exhibited in the centre of the town and in the zoo itself.

65 smaller, 75-centimetre (30 in) elephants were exhibited in the windows of shops and galleries in the centre of the town beginning on 22 August[7][8] and then auctioned by Christie's on 30 October.

On the last day of the exhibition, it was announced that the town council had acquired an art elephant by George Jurriaens to be placed at the local Museum Kranenburgh.

[12][13] Also in 2013, for the first time on American soil, dozens of life-size baby elephant sculptures were on display in the Orange County, California seaside city of Dana Point.

[14] Elephant Parade USA Ambassador Dana Yarger appeared on a local Los Angeles news station in May 2013 to advertise the event.

[15] Since Dana Point is only 60 miles (97 km) south of Hollywood, actors and artists (including Khloé Kardashian, Lily Tomlin, Loree Rodkin, Phyllis Stuart, Li Bingbing and other entertainment industry personalities) were participating designers.

The auction raised approximately $277,398[17] which was donated to the Asian Elephant Foundation, whose conservation efforts range from funding hospitals to lobbying governments.

"[20] Supporters of Elephant Parade include Boris Johnson (former mayor of London), Sarah, Duchess of York, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, Goldie Hawn, Khloe Kardashian, Katy Perry, Tommy Hilfiger, Isaac Mizrahi, Lucy Fleming, jewellery designer Loree Rodkin, Diane von Fürstenberg, Paul Sorvino, Ilse DeLange, Jan Mol, Joanna Lumley, Job Cohen (former mayor of Amsterdam), Jonnie Boer, Michael Palin, Rob de Nijs, and Prince Henrik of Denmark, who also created an elephant for Elephant Parade Copenhagen.