Sim Barr<p>The Herds</p><p>The Herds is a public arts initiative with an aim to bring awareness to the the issues of climate change - which often results in the forced migration of animal species. The Herds will travel 12,400 miles and visit 20 cities across four months to “flee climate disaster,” with the group making their way from the Congo Basin through Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, and Norway - finishing in the Arctic Circle in August.</p><p>The puppets are made primarily from recycled materials: cardboard for the skin and rubber for the joints.</p><p>As it travels, the herd will be joined by new locally created puppets representing local species, such as vervet monkeys in Nigeria, wolves and red deer in Europe, and reindeer in Norway. Sadly, some puppets will also 'die' along the route</p><p>For more info visit www.theherds.org</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/theherds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theherds</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/puppets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>puppets</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arts</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/forcedmigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>forcedmigration</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/climateaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climateaction</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/jointheherds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jointheherds</span></a></p>