{"id":58195,"date":"2025-08-09T20:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T20:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/giant-puppet-animals-complete-20000km-climate-journey"},"modified":"2025-08-09T20:48:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T20:48:03","slug":"giant-puppet-animals-complete-20000km-climate-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/giant-puppet-animals-complete-20000km-climate-journey","title":{"rendered":"Giant Puppet Animals Complete 20,000km Climate Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>A remarkable climate change awareness journey has come to an end as <b>The Herds<\/b> \u2014 a group of life-sized puppet animals \u2014 reached the Arctic Circle this week, marking the end of a <b>20,000-kilometre trek<\/b> from Kinshasa in the Congo rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>The animals, made from <b>recycled metal and cardboard<\/b>, were animated by over <b>1,000 trained puppeteers<\/b> who joined the project along the way. Their symbolic migration north dramatized a global flight from climate disaster, growing with each stop as &#8220;local&#8221; animals joined the herd across <b>11 countries and 56 public events<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The final stretch saw the majestic puppets <b>scale Norway\u2019s Jostedalsbreen Glacier<\/b> \u2014 mainland Europe\u2019s largest \u2014 before arriving at <b>Nordkapp<\/b> in the Arctic Circle for a sunrise on August 1.<\/p>\n<p>Organized by <b>The Walk<\/b>, the team behind the renowned project, The Herds used art to spotlight the urgency of climate action, uniting communities across Africa and Europe in a creative call for environmental justice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Mauritius<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. A remarkable climate change awareness journey has come to an end as The Herds \u2014 a group of life-sized puppet animals \u2014 reached the Arctic Circle this week, marking the end of a 20,000-kilometre trek from Kinshasa in the Congo rainforest. 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