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China ivory burn draws calls for total trade ban
Ivory is displayed before being crushed during a public event in Dongguan, south China’s Guangdong province, January 2, 2014. AFP
China has pledged to step up the crackdown on illegal wildlife products after burning six tonnes of ivory on Monday. However, conservationists say the country needs ban trade in animal trophies altogether.
Chinese officials said the public destruction of ivory in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, marked a radical policy shift that would eventually drive smugglers out of business.
