Illegal ivory
Seized tusks destroyed
Manila- officials in the Philippines Said on June 11 that five tinnes of confiscated elephant tusks would be destroyed as part of a global campaign to raise awareness against the illegal trade of ivory.
The seized tusks represent a portion of the 13.1 tonnes of Tanzanian elephant tusks seized in 2005 and 2009 that are kept in a government vault, Protected Areas and Wildife Burau head Theresa Lim said.-AFP