Ivory statues collected in Nairobi, will be burned

Apr 28, 2016

Ivory statues collected in Nairobi, will be burned

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World Kenya, Nairobi

The Kenya Wildlife Service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos.

: An aerial view shows continuing preparations around illegal stockpiles of ivory stacked up onto 10 individual pyres on April 27, 2016 in Nairobi’s national park as they wait to be burned, in what is said to be the biggest stockpile destruction in history. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country’s total stockpile at an event attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view shows continuing preparations around illegal stockpiles of ivory stacked up onto 10 individual pyres on April 27, 2016 in Nairobi’s national park as they wait to be burned, in what is said to be the biggest stockpile destruction in history. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country’s total stockpile at an event attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger stands guard next to illegal stockpile of elephant tusks and ivory figurines before their destruction, in the national park of Nairobion April 27, 2016. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country’s total stockpile at an event attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) stands guard near an ivory statue in front of one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The wildlife service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: Maasai in ceremonial dress stand around after having their photograph taken with visitors, as a ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) guards one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The wildlife service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) adjusts the positioning of tusks on one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The wildlife service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) stands guard near some of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The wildlife service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A Maasai man in ceremonial dress poses for visitors to take photographs of him in front of one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: Ivory statues stand in front of one of around a dozen pyres of elephant tusks, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: Ivory statues stand in front of one of around a dozen pyres of elephant tusks, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) adjusts the positioning of tusks on one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The wildlife service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: Workers walk past as ivory statues stand in front of one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: Ivory statues stand in front of one of around a dozen pyres of elephant tusks, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A Maasai man in ceremonial dress poses for visitors to take photographs of him in front of one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) stands guard near some of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The wildlife service has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

: A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger gestures to visitors to maintain a recommended distance from illegal stockpiles of elephant tusks stacked up onto pyres at Nairobi’s national park, on April 28, 2016, waiting to be burned along with more than a tonne of rhino-horn at what is said to be the biggest stockpile destruction in history. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country’s total stockpile at an event to be attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities at the event which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A wildlife conservationist poses with a cut-out placard bearing the message ‘WorthMoreAlive’ advocating for an end to elephant poaching, on April 28, 2016, next to some of the illegal stockpiles of elephant tusks stacked up onto pyres at Nairobi’s national park, waiting to be burned along with more than a tonne of rhino-horn at what is said to be the biggest stockpile destruction in history. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country’s total stockpile at an event to be attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities at the event which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger stands guard next to illegal stockpile of elephant tusks and ivory figurines before their destruction, in the national park of Nairobion April 27, 2016. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country’s total stockpile at an event attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. (TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Ivory statues stand in front of one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya Thursday, April 28, 2016. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has stacked 105 tons of ivory consisting of 16,000 tusks, and 1 ton of rhino horn, from stockpiles around the country, in preparation for it to be torched on Saturday to encourage global efforts to help stop the poaching of elephants and rhinos. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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