China destroys Six Tons of Ivory In Its First Public Crushing

China Destroys Six Tons Of Ivory In Its First Public Crushing

In the world’s largest market for elephant tusks, about six tons of ivory has been destroyed by China in an unprecedented move to crack down on the black market.

Authorities displayed a pile of carvings, ornaments, and tusks, before destroying them.




The ivory was pulverized by two crushing machines. Tusks that were too long were first cut into smaller pieces before being placed into the crushing machines.




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