Making the ivory trade go up in smoke
Posted Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:32:36 GMT by Martin Leggett
Yesterday Gabon became the first nation in Central Africa to destroy all its ivory stockpiles, in a dramatic bonfire of seized ivory pieces. With the illegal trade in ivory decimating elephant numbers across Central Africa, Gabon's action is hoped to be the first step in a regional plan to halt the poachers and traders in their tracks.
Making the ivory trade go up in smoke