In new York publicly destroyed more than a ton of ivory
NEW YORK, 18 Jul — RIA Novosti. More than one ton of illegally mined raw ivory products to be destroyed in new York’s Central Park August 3, according to the society for the conservation of wildlife (WCS).
Hundreds of tusks, figurines, jewelry, chess pieces and interior objects made of ivory, confiscated by the Department on preservation of the environment of new York (NYDEC) will be crushed industrial rock crusher in the centre of the city. According to management, the value of more than 650 units of confiscated from individuals and companies only in new York city exceeds $ 6 million.
To raise attention to the problem of the extermination of elephants, WCS holds a lottery, the winners of which will participate in the action and personally send the samples on the conveyor.
The first such event was held in 2013 in the reserve of the state of Colorado: the press was sent about 6 tons of products — all confiscated by the time smuggling. In 2015 the campaign for the destruction of more than 1.2 thousand kilograms of illegally obtained ivory was held at times square in new York. For such exemplary actions are sought after not only in the USA. Since 1989, 22 countries have destroyed more than 270 tons of confiscated products.
USA — the world’s second largest market for ivory after China.
Laws prohibiting the importation and the ivory trade, having previously acted only in five States, including new York and California. Last year the law was passed at the Federal level, almost completely banning the trade in products.
According to the Society for the preservation of wildlife, in 2015 in Africa killed about 20 thousand individuals for its ivory. Earlier, a figure almost 30 thousand individuals. According to the world wildlife Fund (WWF), only in African countries live from 470 to 600 thousand elephants.