A herd of 100 Indian elephants is taking up residence along the Cliff Walk as The Great Elephant Migration kicks off on July 4th for the summer.

Each elephant in the herd has been meticulously crafted by The Coexistence Collective, a community of 200 indigenous Indian artisans from the Bettakurumba, Paniya, Kattunayakan and Soliga tribes in India’s Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

If you’re planning on making your own migration to see this beautifully hand-crafted herd made from lantana camara, one of the world’s top invasive weeds, then be sure to park at Easton’s Beach and walk up to Memorial Boulevard or take the RIPTA trolley down Bellevue Avenue.

Viewing is best along the Cliff Walk, where the display is taking place at Salve Regina, The Breakers, and Rough Point.

Heading south on the Cliff Walk, visitors will catch the first glimpse of the herd at Salve Regina (100 Ochre Point Ave), where 52 elephants will be situated on the oceanside lawn of McAuley Hall, fully accessible to the public. More herds can be viewed on the Cliff Walk at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave) and Rough Point (680 Bellevue Ave), as well as a large tusker elephant at Great Friends Meeting House (21 Farewell St) in downtown Newport.

For more information about this summerlong art installation, check out https://thegreatelephantmigration.org/pages/newport-info