“A time has come when we must take a stand and the stand is
clear…Kenya is making a statement that for us ivory is worthless unless
it is on our elephants,” Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s current president
said.
SOURCE NationofChange
Kenya Nairobi National Park just set fire to the largest
stockpile of ivory yet. Over 106 tons of ivory, taken from elephant
tusks and rhino horns, was burned in order to protest illegal ivory
trade. They are hoping this will send a message saying ivory no longer
has commercial value.
“A time has come when we must take a stand and the stand is
clear…Kenya is making a statement that for us ivory is worthless unless
it is on our elephants,” Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s current president said.
Despite this fight, the demand for ivory continues to put the future
of elephants and rhinos in danger, as hundreds of thousands continue to
die every year for their tusks. Let’s hope this move the Kenyan
government has made will help spread the message that the poaching of
animals to sell their tusks is not okay!
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