Kenya Lights World's Biggest Ivory Bonfire

By Editorial Staff in Facts On 14th May 2016
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire Saturday to the world's biggest ivory bonfire, after demanding a total ban on trade in tusks and horns

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Over 100 tonnes of ivory burnt at the Nairobi National Park

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Over 30,000 elephants killed every year in Africa for their ivory tusks

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Lighting the fire in Nairobi's national park, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end the "murderous" trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild.