Definitely! Groups are encouraged to visit the exhibit. Elephant Guardians are available onsite most days of the exhibit between 10am-4pm to answer questions. We encourage groups to contact us by email to plan your visit, email agiancola@lvpac.org and elaine@333arts.org.

Elephants can be purchased and commissioned. Each sculpture sold helps restore forests, strengthen Indigenous livelihoods, transform invasive lantana into art and carbon‑storing biochar, and fund coexistence projects worldwide.

Visit: thegreatelephantmigration.org/pages/buy-an-elephant-landing

Since 2024, $1.4 million has been awarded to coexistence projects helping communities live alongside elephants, tigers, crocodiles, lions, buffalo, jaguars and grizzly bears. Purchases from the Livermore herd continue to power global coexistence projects and Indigenous‑led conservation.

Each sculpture is a replica of a real wild elephant known by name & personality to its creators in the Nilgiri Hills, southern India.

Made by 300 Indigenous artisans of The Real Elephant Collective (Betta Kurumba, Paniya, Kattunayakun and Soliga communities), the herd has been created through a partnership with The Real Elephant Collective, a celebrated sustainable livelihoods enterprise model which is run by the Indigenous communities. The work offers an alternative to labouring in tea and coffee plantations, whilst maintaining traditions; an indigenous way of life and empowering indigenous artisans to stay true to their role as custodians of the forest. Elephant Family USA and The Real Elephant Collective are united in sharing a worldview where animals are fellow lives, not threats. Funds from the sculptures are applied to coexistence projects, worldwide.

Over $2 million has been invested in artisans, making this India’s most celebrated sustainable Indigenous enterprise. Indigenous peoples - 6% of the global population - protect 80% of Earth’s remaining biodiversity.

Crafted from Lantana camara, an invasive shrub overtaking 40% of India’s forests. The project removes lantana and supports its conversion into biochar, improving soil fertility and sequestering carbon.

To date, 2,625 tons of carbon have been captured, with vast forest restoration planned over five years.

The Great Elephant Migration is powered by The Matriarchy - a collective of environmentalists, artists, storytellers and philanthropists who carry the herd’s message of coexistence and help guide the migration across continents.

Matriarchs include Cher, Kris Tompkins, Dame Virginia McKenna, Kristin Davis, Diane von Furstenberg, Dodie Kazanjian and Edith McBean.

The exhibition is dedicated to Mark Shand, who devoted his life to protecting the endangered Asian elephant.

Human–wildlife conflict arises when people and animals compete for space or resources. But the deeper truth is that coexistence with wildlife is influenced by how we relate to nature. The Great Elephant Migration carries a kincentric message - that we belong to a family far larger than our own - not only our fellow humans or our pets, but elephants, sea lions, snowy owls, river otters, wolves, king crabs and millions of other beings who share this planet.

Life is not a pyramid with humans at the top. It is a living web, where every thread is connected to another. Tug one strand and the whole web responds; strengthen one, and many others grow stronger. We are not separate from nature - we are one strand within it.

India is a powerful example of what this looks like in practice. Despite rapid human population growth, India’s wildlife populations are increasing, not declining. This success comes from a combination of Indigenous traditions of coexistence and deep cultural tolerance: anticipating animal movements, respecting and negotiating shared landscapes, and treating wildlife as neighbours rather than intruders.