Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta sets world’s biggest ivory bonfire

Q.  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire to the world’s largest _____ bonfire.
- Published on 02 May 16

a. Ivory tusk
b. Rhino Horns
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both of the above
 
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has set fire to the world’s biggest ivory bonfire following a total ban on trade in tusks and horns to end murder through trafficking and prevent extinction of elephants in the wild.
  • 11 giant pyres of tusks and another of rhino horns were arranged in semi circle for burning in Nairobi National Park.
  • Africa is home to between 450,000 and 500,000 elephants; more than 30,000 are killed every year to satisfy the demand for ivory.
  • Pyre contains 16,000 tusks and pieces of ivory.

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