Kenya Stages World's Largest Ivory and Tusks Burning to Highlight Poaching Crisis in Africa

Thousands of tusks from illegally killed elephants and rhinos will be set in flames in Nairobi National Park to highlight the plight of the world's iconic endangered species.

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Last updated on 03 May 2016

Type: 
Costa Rica and Ecuador and Paraguay
Country: 
Kenya
Region: 
Africa
Threats: 
Unsustainable hunting and trapping
Illegal trade
Species: 
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta cyclotis
Species group: 
Terrestrial mammals