Recently, a life size puppet completed 20,000 km journey through deserts and jungles and glaciers, through chaotic cities sweeping wilderness.
Nature never abandons you only if you look after it.
The animals have to scale the breathtaking Jostedalsbreen Glacier (the largest in mainland Europe) to reach the edge.
The underline objective of this stretched voyage is to highlight threats to the very existence to our wild world.
As the climate crisis deepens, the natural world is pushed into more and towards danger-busy streets and chaotic cities.
The puppet animals, "The Herds” a moving theatre performance made up of cardboard animals fled from the Democratic Republic of Congo to the Arctic Circle.
"The Herds"kicked off their 20,000km journey in April this year, from Kinshasa, a capital of the DRC in Central Africa.
The main objective was to raise awareness about the rising threat of global warming, that has forced the animals out of their natural habitat.
The Herds stopped at various world capitals and even joined by more animals.
"The Herd" made up of cardboard animals - monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, and a giraffe.
"The Herds" showcased performances at 56 public events in 11 countries, reaching an audience of over 95,000 people on the street with millions engaging online.
"The Herds" encountered more than 350 artists and musicians. Besides, the backbone, 1,000 puppeteers were trained that helped to bring the puppets to life.
The animals were welcomed by public figures, actors, artists and musicians even met King Charles.
"The Herds" comes from the team that was behind “The Walk” in 2021, in which a 12-foot-tall puppet of a refugee girl called Little Amal drew attention to the refugee crisis by travelling to 15 countries-from Turkey to the U.K.,Ukraine, Mexico and the U.S.
Call to action!
The world is in danger; the climate crisis looms large. If animals ("The Herds") can venture out of their natural habitats, (though we’ve forced them to) to vouch out for the global warming threat, then surely, we can collectively make efforts in the right direction to save our planet, our natural wild.
Afterall, 20,000 km long journey of The Herds and the efforts of people behind it, shouldn’t fizzle out. It’s time to act now!
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