Woburn Safari Park has created a new home for conservation charity Tusk’s striking ‘NOT FOR SALE’ garden. This unique exhibit was designed to educate the public about the devastating slaughter of endangered African elephant populations, caused by the brutal ivory trade.
With nearly 100 elephants killed every day for their tusks for the illegal ivory trade, it’s crucial that organisations like Tusk and Woburn Safari Park help educate the public about the plight of elephants in the wild.
The conceptual garden has been installed at ‘Elephant Junction’ in the park’s Foot Safari, after it first appeared as an entry at the 2017 RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, where the creation by Ferguson & Whyte Garden Design won a silver in the conceptual garden category.
The installation of the garden comes as the government announces plans for tough new legislation banning the trade of a wide range of ivory products regardless of their age.
Attending a special launch event on Tuesday 10th July will be Tusk CEO & Co-founder, Charlie Mayhew MBE, as well as Woburn’s female Asian elephants Tarli, Chandrika, Damini and Yu Zin.
Framed by a ringed arch made of 100 pairs of synthetic tusks, NOT FOR SALE symbolises the alarming rate at which African elephants are being killed by poachers, nearly one every 15 minutes
“We are delighted that Woburn Safari Park has generously agreed to recreate this dramatic Tusk garden to highlight the crisis facing Africa’s elephants," Charlie said.
"Our aim is to capture the public’s imagination whilst also delivering a powerful message about the devastating impact of the global ivory trade.
"Since the garden was first featured at the RHS Hampton Court Flower Show in July 2017, we are pleased that the Government has responded to public demand and committed to introducing new legislation to ban ivory sales in the UK."
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