The Tusk Turtle Trail will launch in London on July 17th and run until September 2025.
Following the success of Tusk’s Rhino, Lion and Gorilla Trails held between 2018 and 2023, Tusk’s Turtle Trail will feature 16 life-sized turtle sculptures displayed in prominent locations on the streets of the capital this summer.
Marine turtles are the ocean’s ancient mariners: they have been navigating the planet’s seas for over 100 million years. Yet within a few short decades, their numbers have plummeted, and six of the seven species are now threatened with extinction.
The Tusk Turtle Trail, curated by Chris Westbrook of Westbrook Gallery, will use creativity, public art and storytelling to raise awareness of the beauty of and threats to all marine turtles.