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US Govt, Conservationists Destroy Confiscated Ivory in NY Times Square
US Govt, Conservationists Destroy Confiscated Ivory in NY Times Square
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service stated that US government and environmental groups publicly destroyed more than a ton of confiscated ivory in the heart of New... 19.06.2015, Sputnik International
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US Govt, Conservationists Destroy Confiscated Ivory in NY Times Square
19:10 GMT 19.06.2015 (Updated: 10:17 GMT 06.08.2022) The US Fish and Wildlife Service stated that US government and environmental groups publicly destroyed more than a ton of confiscated ivory in the heart of New York City to raise awareness of the illegal trade.
NEW YORK (Sputnik) – US government and environmental groups publicly destroyed more than a ton of confiscated ivory in the heart of New York City to raise awareness of the illegal trade, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) said in a statement on Friday.
“The event sends the message that the United States will not tolerate this illegal trade,” the statement read. “The crush will also educate people about the harm buying ivory can do and how they can help in the fight to save the elephants.”
Wildlife conservationists joined FWS officials in loading over one ton of ivory through a rock crusher in Time Square to be trucked away.
The United States is among the world’s largest consumers of legal and illegal wildlife products, the US Fish and Wildlife Service added.
In 2012, over 34,000kg of ivory was seized worldwide, according to a report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The report also details that an estimated 25,000 elephants were killed in 2011 for their ivory.
