Hong Kong to destroy 4,000 dead elephants' worth of ivory

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By Rhett ButlerJan 24, 2014, 2:52 pm93 pts
The government of Hong Kong will destroy 28 tons of ivory confiscated from traffickers, reports CNN. The announcement, which comes just weeks after China destroyed six tons of seized ivory, suggests that the leaders of the world's largest market for ivory may be getting more serious about addressing a global…

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