Kenya raises the alarm with ivory burning

- More than 105,000 kilograms of ivory in Kenya goes Saturday in flames. Thus the country would send an important signal for approximately 35,000 elephants in the last year killed poachers in Africa.

Nairobi

go to the stake both the elephant tusks and horns of rhinos. Kenya makes a great media spectacle and for the occasion also stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Elton John invited.

According to conservationists are Africa only 400 000 to 500 000 elephants. Since 1960, slain estimated 98 percent of black rhinos.

Ivory supplies on the black market around 1000 euros per kilo. The horn of a rhino is even good for 50 000 euros per kilo. The main customers are Chinese, who attribute it medicinal properties to.