This machine ate more than a ton of ivory today. The global ivory trade is currently responsible for the slaughter of up to 35,000 elephants a year (that’s 96 elephants per day, or one elephant every 15 minutes). In protest, the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System crushed more than one ton of ivory today in Times Square. #IvoryCrush | CNBC

What are your thoughts on lifting the ivory trade ban to support conservation and reduce human-wildlife conflict?Zimbabwe is home to approximately 100,000 elephants—nearly double the land's carrying capacity. This overpopulation has led to increased human-elephant conflicts, resulting in the destruction of habitat and the tragic loss of about 50 human lives annually. In fact, not ONE but TWO of our Zimbabwean trackers have had family members killed by elephants. “Zimbabwe’s elephant population h

Kenya is burning ivory to stop elephant poaching, because the ivory trade must come to a stop. Video: RYOT | HuffPost