The world’s largest ivory burn is happening in Kenya on Saturday

NAIROBI — On Saturday, Kenyan wildlife officials will set more than 105 tons of elephant and rhino ivory on fire — a display intended to combat the growing threat of poaching. The market for ivory across much of Asia, and particularly China, has remained strong in recent years, driving poachers in Sub-Saharan Africa to kill […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/04/29/why-is-kenya-about-to-set-100-million-in-ivory-on-fire/