U.S. destroys confiscated ivory stockpile Event

Am 14. November 2013 zerstörte die US-Naturschutzbehörde Fish and Wildlife Service in Denver im Bundesstaat Colorado etwa sechs Tonnen beschlagnahmtes Elfenbein.

On 14 November 2013, the United States destroyed its six-ton stock of confiscated elephant ivory. The destruction of this ivory, which took place at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Wildlife Property Repository on Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Denver, Colorado, was witnessed by representatives of African nations and other countries, dozens of leading conservationists and international media representatives. It is the latest in a series of actions by the Obama administration designed to crack down on international poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking.