Government publicly destroys biggest ever illegal ivory haul in tender to show poachers it will not tolerate the violent tradeThe Sri Lankan government on Tuesday publicly destroyed its biggest ever illegal ivory haul in what customs officials said was an attempt to show poachers that the island will not tolerate the violent trade.
More than 350 tusks were displayed at the Galle Face promenade in the island’s capital Colombo before being fed into a 100-tonne crusher to be sent to an industrial furnace.
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Source: theguardian.com