Life-Size Puppet Animals Complete 12,400-Mile Climate Awareness Journey from Africa to Norway

The Herds Project: A Climate Awareness Journey

• 🌍 The Herds is an awareness-raising project focused on the climate crisis, utilizing life-size wooden puppet animals.
• 🚶‍♀️ The project involved a 12,400-mile trek, starting in Kinshasa, Congo, and concluding in Norway.

Journey Across Continents

• 🗺️ The route traversed over two dozen cities across African jungles and deserts, and along European coasts.
• 🎭 The venture engaged approximately a thousand trained puppeteers who manipulated the wooden animals.
• 🌳 The parade began in the rainforest and culminated in the Arctic Circle.

Puppet Evolution and Encounters

• 🐘 The initial group consisted of 15 puppets, including elephants, giraffes, gorillas, and lions.
• 🐺 The collection expanded to 65 puppets in Europe, incorporating animals like wolves and reindeer.
• 👑 The journey included an encounter with the British King along the way.