Crush in Times Square Shows the US Will Not Tolerate Ivory Trafficking

An enormous machine pulverized more than one ton of illegal elephant ivory tusks, trinkets and souvenirs in the heart of New York City today. The ivory crush in Times Square sent a dramatic message to the world that the United States will not tolerate ivory trafficking.

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