On January 26, the Sri Lankan government crushed more than 350 confiscated elephant tusks to destroy the value of ivory on the black market and to demonstrate Sri Lanka’s commitment to combating the illegal wildlife trade. Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation, said: “This brave decision by the Sri Lankan government is to be loudly applauded. Overwhelmingly, the world now recognizes that ivory belongs on elephants, and nowhere else. Today, Sri Lanka joins the growing number of countries taking bold action to deny wildlife traffickers their blood money and blaze a path for a future with wild elephants.”
Link: Environment News Service