At the beginning of the 20th century there were a few million African elephants, but today there are around 450,000-700,000 African elephants, making them an endangered species. In 2011, over 23 tons of ivory was confiscated, which is equivalent to at least 2,500 elephants. By constructing an elephant out of ivory trinkets, I wanted to emphasize just how many ivory products we are exposed to (sometimes without even realizing it).  Change needs to occur and change needs to occur now.

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