Ivory, seized from various shipments in past years, is crushed by the National Parks Board (NParks) at a facility in Singapore August 11, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore started crushing nine tonnes worth of elephant ivory on Tuesday, in what authorities said was the biggest such event globally in recent years and signalled the island nation's fight against illegal trade in wildlife.
The city-state, a nautical way point in shipments of banned animal products between Africa and Asia, is destroying tusks worth an estimated S$18 million (£9.9 million) including a record 8.8 tonne seizure last year which authorities said came from nearly 300 African elephants.
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