Ah.... Paris.
The city of lights, love, and – for at least for a short period in 2008 – pandas.
Imagine yourself strolling through the cobblestone streets of Paris, and at every turn seeing a sea of black and white fuzzy bears surrounding a prominent French landmark.
(all photos from WWF France unless otherwise noted)
At the Hôtel de Ville,
Le Grand Palais,
And, of course, the Eiffel Tower.
The invasion of the pandas was a publicity stunt put on by the World Wildlife Fund to create public awareness about the endangerment of the species. 1,600 paper-mâché pandas were placed strategically in some of Paris’ most visited areas to represent the estimated 1,600 pandas left in the wild.
The sight alone was enough to peak curiosity, and situating the bears in areas where people would normally walk, like the staircase of le Grand Palais, or in the middle of a beach in southern France, made them impossible to miss or ignore.
Even I would have to tear my eyes away from the beauty of France if I saw this little face looking down at me:
Much cuter than our Bears on Broadway, don’t you think?
That's awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe Bears on Broadway are starting to look like crack addicts, standing there behind the Legislature. I don't want to know what they do for money, now that they're down on their luck!
HOLY MOLEY. I've seen these pictures before but had no clue what they were from, this is amazing! Pandas everywhere! My dream come true. Ha!
ReplyDeleteA great campaign - nice job!
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