Victoria police have arrested three individuals after “Woolly” the mammoth at the Royal BC Museum was defaced with bright pink paint by protesters who said they wanted to draw attention to climate change.
The defacement of the museum’s centrepiece took place just before 11:15 a.m. PT on March 1, according to a statement by Victoria Police Department. Police said other visitors, including children and families, were present at the time of the incident, which remains under investigation.
Activist group On2Ottawa took credit for the incident in a video posted on Twitter on March 1.
“Laura throws paint at the Royal BC Museum Woolly Mammoth to announce On2Ottawa, a new campaign to mobilize Canadians to go to Ottawa to press government to form a Citizens’ Assembly to kick-start action on the ClimateCrisis,” said the Twitter post….