Elephants are awesome

Today I photographed a march from Civic Square to Parliament seeking an end to the ivory trade.  When asked to be the official photographer for this event I jumped at the chance.  It was a 'peaceful' but noisy march through the streets of Wellington during the Friday lunch period.  At the end of the march the Hon. Dr Nick Smith heard the pleas of group and received a collage from pre-school children with a simple message 'don't let elephants only exist in our imagination'. Elephants are being killed at the rate of 1 every 15 minutes for their ivory... at this rate there will be none in the wild by 2025.

Here's a link to the information and an opportunity to sign the petition. http://www.iworry.org/