Framed photograph of Echo the elephant - "Portrait of Echo" by sculptor and photographer Doug Aja.

Echo is probably the world's best known wild elephant, having been featured in many documentaries and books but mostly notably from the four 'Echo of the Elephants' films. Echo was part of Cynthia Moss’ study group in Amboseli National Park. The elephants of Amboseli are the most celebrated wild elephants in the world, having been studied by Cynthia and her research team (Amboseli Trust for Elephants) since 1972. Echo died in 2009 in the center of the park. It is believed she died from a combination of old age (estimated to be 64 years) and the long three-year drought Amboseli had been experiencing.

Douglas Aja has been sculpting African wildlife since the late 1990s. Since that time he donates a portion of the sales proceeds to various conservation organizations as well as donates sculptures for fund raising events. Though he sculpts a variety of species, he specializes in the African elephant. Many elephants are known individuals from Amboseli National Park in Kenya. He has been a longtime supporter of Amboseli Trust for Elephants (ATE), ElephantVoices and The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). In 2015 he donated a bronze sculpture (Orphans) to DSWT for a fund raising event hosted at London's Landmark Hotel.

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