March for Elephants and Rhinos 10/03/2015

My second time sketching along with the Global March comes at an interesting time for the fight against ivory and rhino-horn trafficking. In quick succession, we've had a National Geographic expose, a vague agreement between the US and China (the top two markets), and today California governor Jerry Brown just signed a horn and ivory sales ban into law. Feel the momentum! And see marchforelephants.org for more info.

This year's march kicked off at Jefferson Square Park...

...then up to Geary Boulevard...

...to a mini-rally in front of the shuttered Chinese Consulate.

Simultaneously sketching and marching remains a challenge!

Of course, drumming and chant-leading aren't trivial multitasking challenges either.

The closing rally at UN Plaza. This is usually where the crowd starts to thin out.

Dogs dressed as elephants was definitely a thing this year!