This year for Halloween, Pumpkin Sculpt USA created an awesome giant pumpkin carving for the Bronx Zoo and 96 Elephants in order to raise awareness about the elephants that are killed for their ivory tusks every day.
The massive pumpkin carving weighs in at about 400 kg and involved sculpting several large gourds into this amazing elephant creature. As an organization, 96 Elephants gets its name from the 96 African Elephants that are killed every day for ivory and aims to get people to help decrease the demand for ivory products. Although the sculpture is quite playful and cute, depicting a small elephant playing with butterflies, it's notable that this pumpkin elephant doesn't have any tusks.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Awareness Pumpkin Carvings
- Creating awareness for social issues through giant pumpkin carvings
- Ivory Trade Reduction
- Reducing the demand for ivory products through creative campaigns like giant pumpkin carvings
- Playful Advocacy Sculptures
- Using playful and cute sculptures to advocate for important causes and bring attention to serious issues
Industries Being Reshaped
- Non-profit Organizations
- Non-profit organizations can use creative campaigns like giant pumpkin carvings to raise awareness about social issues and encourage people to take action
- Art and Sculpting Industry
- The art and sculpting industry can use their skills to create advocacy sculptures and contribute to important causes
- Halloween Industry
- The Halloween industry can collaborate with non-profit organizations to create Halloween decorations that serve a meaningful purpose and give back to the community
