Kenya to burn biggest ever stockpile of ivory
by Fiona Harvey from on (#1C7HC)
Tusks from over 6,000 illegally killed elephants will be set alight in Nairobi national park to highlight the poaching crisis
Tusks from more than 6,000 illegally killed elephants will be burned in Kenya on Saturday, the biggest ever destruction of an ivory stockpile and the most striking symbol yet of the plight of one of nature's last great beasts.
The ceremonial burning in Nairobi national park at noon will be attended by Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, heads of state including Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, high-ranking United Nations and US officials, and charities. A wide network of conservation groups around the world have sent messages applauding the work.
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