Officials To Crush 6 Tons of Seized Ivory in Denver

Symbolic gesture signaling dedication to ending poaching

U.S. authorities will crush 6 tons of seized ivory, each piece cut from dead elephants, signaling resolve to kill a $10 billion illicit trade linked to international crime and terrorism.

They've set up a blue rock-grinder near a warehouse at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge where the ivory is kept, and Thursday will pulverize it all into chips.

(H/T Charles WT)

Comments

[Brain2000]

Heh. That could almost pay half of Michigan's debt... Nah. I'd grind it up too.

[Jose Chung]

From my rudimentary understanding of economics, the loss of 6-tons of ivory will result in the price increasing and provide a financial incentive to kill even more elephants, no?