My name is Waris. In a few days I will be racing an auto rickshaw 500km across India with my racing partner Adam to raise money and awareness for the endangered Asian elephant.
It is so hard to believe that within our lifetime one of the most magnificent species on the planet may cease to exist.
The good news is that we are not doomed, but the reality is we're not in the clear. We are creating the future with every word, every action, every thought.
As for our thoughts, we don't want to live in a world without elephants. We have no right to destroy what we did not create.
Join us on our journey across India with Elephant Family and give till it hurts.
Travels to my Elephant is inspired by Elephant Family’s late and very great founder, Mark Shand, and his best-selling book, Travels on my Elephant, which tells the story of Mark’s 1,000-mile journey across India on an Asian Elephant, Tara.
This once-in-a-lifetime race starts in November and will take us on an exciting journey throughout India in an auto-rickshaw. We will be traveling with a fleet of 40 rickshaws across Madhya Pradesh to India’s most famous elephant; Tara.
Elephant Family exists to save this iconic animal from extinction in the wild, along with tigers, orangutans and all the other animals who share their habitat. Working with local people and partnering non-government organizations, they currently fund 20 projects across Asia and invest where they are needed most: protecting habitat, preventing conflict and reconnecting the forest homes of the endangered Asian elephant.
