Kenya Set to Burn Large Piles of Ivory

Pyramid-shaped piles of ivory rest upon the grasslands of Nairobi National Park, ready for a burning that will mark the close of a three-day high-level summit Saturday. The massive burning will end the Giants Club summit of African leaders, attended by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, the heads of state from Gabon and Uganda, U.N. and U.S. officials, and members of conservation groups.   Robin Hollister, a pyrotechnic expert and former film special effects engineer, is staging...

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