Sentences with phrase «illegal ivory confiscated»
At 10; 30 a.m., the state DEC destroys nearly two tons of illegal ivory confiscated through state enforcement efforts in Central Park, to send «a clear message that the state will not tolerate wildlife crime that threatens to wipe out Africa's elephants,» Manhattan.
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The DEC is planning a public crushing of illegal ivory tusks, trinkets, statues, jewelry and other decorative items it has confiscated over the years in Central Park on Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m.
People in New York City's Times Square will witness plumes of pulverized bone erupt as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crushes one ton of confiscated ivory Friday to protest the illegal poaching of African elephants for the ivory trade.
Samples of confiscated illegal ivory should be taken before destroying stockpiles to allow forensic investigators to trace poaching and trafficking routes