A female ranger from the Kenya Wildlife Service is guarding the ivory that is going to be burned on Saturday. Photo by Hou Liqiang/China Daily |
The event will be a symbolic gesture by the east African country representing the idea that the tusks from the endangered animals have no economic value when dead.
Elephants and rhinos make up the big five, which are the biggest attractions for tourists in Kenya's national parks. The others are lions, buffalos and leopards.