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Kenya burns ivory in stand against illegal trade

By Lucie Morangi in Nairobi, Kenya (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-05-01 10:23 Comments

Kenya burns ivory in stand against illegal trade

A Kenya Wildlife Service ranger officer guards the ivory burning site to prevent people from coming closer. Photo by Hou Liqiang/China Daily

Bondo said poaching will evolve into terrorism, creating regional and continental instability.

"I want to tell the poachers, traders and users, your days are numbered. We will track you, find you and punish you," he said.

Scanlon said that although the organization's mandate is to set and implement deals in trading of wildlife products, it cannot dictate what countries should do with their stockpiles.

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