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- Hong Kong Officials to Torch Over 61,000 Pounds of Illegal Ivory Seized From Smugglers Fri, 16 May 14, 4:30amJust four months after officials pulverized $10 million worth of ivory from its stockpile, China is once again taking a public stand against poachers and those who smuggle such items...
- France Crushes Over 3 Tons of Illegal Ivory in Stand Against Elephant Poaching Sat, 8 Feb 14, 4:30amImage via Shutterstock France made history on Thursday when it became the first European country to publicly destroy three tons of seized illegal ivory as part of a global fight against elephant poaching...
- US Officials Crush $10 billion Worth of ‘Blood Ivory’ to Send a Message to Poachers Sat, 16 Nov 13, 6:30amIvory photo from Shutterstock On Thursday, U.S. officials destroyed $10 billion worth of "blood ivory" at a rock crushing facility in Denver, Colorado. The 5.4 tons of confiscated material was collected over a period of 25...