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The sustainable development story of the great elephant migration

One hundred replica Indian elephants arrived in New York to spread the message of coexistence between animals and humans and sustainable development. By Michelle Russell The Great Elephant Migration exhibit will be on display in New York City's Meatpacking District until October 20. (Image credit: BrakeThrough Media) The editor-in-chief of Convene captured the elephant being transported to New York. I recently took part in the Great Elephant Migration. I was stuck in traffic on a Connecticut highway one evening in early September when a herd of life-sized elephant sculptures strapped to a flatbed truck pulled up next to us. They were making their way from Newport, Rhode Island, to New York City, where 100 of them were on display in the Meatpacking District. I had seen signs for the elephant installation on previous visits to Newport and had read about the exhibition touring the United States, so while I was surprised to see the elephants suddenly appear in the next…