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Burning ivory, waging war: world battles poaching in 2016

This file photo taken on April 22, 2016 shows a Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger standing guard at the burning site as elephant tusks are piled up onto pyres in preparation for a historic destruction of illegal ivory and rhino-horn confiscated mostly from poachers in Nairobi's national park. AFP PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA

It was one of the most momentous events in the battle against poaching: 11 giant pyres of elephant tusks going up in flames in Kenya as the world looked on.

The largest-ever destruction of ivory, which took place in April, was the pinnacle of efforts to jolt mankind into stopping the slaughter of wildlife, while sending a powerful message to poachers.

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