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Hong Kong starts destroying ivory cache

By Washington Examiner
Published May 15, 2014 9:36am ET
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Hong Kong starts destroying ivory cache
A security guard stands next to confiscated ivory which will be destroyed at a chemical waste treatment center in Hong Kong Thursday, May 15, 2014. Hong Kong has started incinerating its nearly 30-ton stockpile of confiscated ivory to show it's serious about cracking down on an illegal wildlife trade that is devastating Africa's elephant population. Authorities on Thursday destroyed the first batch by burning a metric ton of elephant tusks in a rotary kiln. Destroying the stockpile, which is one of the world's biggest, is expected to take up to two years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) | Kin Cheung

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong started incinerating its nearly 30-ton stockpile of confiscated ivory on Thursday to show it’s serious about cracking down on an illegal wildlife trade that is devastating Africa’s elephant population.

Authorities destroyed the first batch by burning a metric ton of elephant tusks and carved ivory figurines and bracelets in a rotary kiln.

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