Kenya Ivory Ban

Eleven giant pyres of tusks were set alight Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild.

Eleven giant pyres of tusks were set alight Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild.