In a landmark move, China destroyed about six tons of ivory, including more than 100 brown tusks and hundreds of small carved statues of Buddhist figures
In a landmark move, China destroyed about six tons of ivory, including more than 100 brown tusks and hundreds of small carved statues of Buddhist figures. John Scanlon, who leads a wildlife trade watchdog that imposed a global ban on ivory trade in 1989, said the gesture was a "powerful" one.
