Driving Elephants

The majority of people now live in urban environments. How they interact with, view and value the environment is of vital importance to their well-being and that of our planet. The NGO, A Rocha has a number of its projects in or nearby important urban centres, in the UK, Peru, Nigeria, India and Uganda. The session will be divided between a brief overview of A Rocha's work in urban settings and the showing of Kirsty Wells film 'Driving elephants' (30mins long). About Driving Elephants: "Caught in the cross-fire of a shrinking forest habitat and an ever expanding urban population, the elephants of Bannerghatta are being pushed towards extinction. With 40% of the national park’s northern boundary surrounded by one of India’s fastest growing cities, the inviolate forest space available for elephants is being eaten away. Elephants are forced to live in thin forest strips surrounded by subsistence farms. Tempted by the offer of crops, the elephants leave the park and chaos ensues.”