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A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger stands guard next to illegal stockpile of elephant tusks and ivory figurines before their destruction, in the national park of Nairobion April 27, 2016. Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country's total stockpile at an event attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message. / AFP / TONY KARUMBA (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) ranger stands guard next to illegal stockpile of elephant tusks and ivory figurines before their destruction, in the national park of Nairobion April 27, 2016.
Kenya on April 30, 2016 will burn approximately 105 tonnes of confiscated ivory, almost all of the country's total stockpile at an event attended by several African heads of state, conservation experts, high-profile philanthropists and celebrities which they hope will send a strong anti-poaching message.  / AFP / TONY KARUMBA        (Photo credit should read TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)