55K views · 619 reactions | More than 100 tonnes of ivory – from thousands of elephants – has been set alight in Kenya with the intention of ending illegal poaching. But there are doubts over whether this will really deter poachers, cut demand – and even if the ivory will burn. | Channel 4 News | Facebook

BREAKING: UK ivory ban becoming law is the best Christmas gift for the world’s threatened elephants! Today, we and our campaign partners are delighted to see the UK Government’s Ivory Bill receive Royal Assent to become law. In future, most ivory sales in, to and from the UK will be treated as criminal offences. Mary Rice, our Executive Director, said: “Following on the heels of China’s closure of its own domestic ivory market at the start of the year, this is the best Christmas present the UK c