MANILA – Cinque tonnellate di zanne di elefante per un valore pari a 7,3 milioni di euro, il prossimo 21 giugno saranno distrutte dal Governo delle Filippine con un rullo compressore. L’avorio ricavato dagli elefanti, dopo essere schiacciato verrà bruciato alla presenza di invitati stranieri.
La decisione del Governo delle Filippine vuole lanciare un messaggio al commercio illegale di zanne di elefante. La distruzione infatti, blocca ogni possibilità di riciclo. L’avorio sequestrato, in molti paesi africani viene messo all’asta, rischiando di finire nelle stesse mani dalle quali è stato tolto.
La distruzione delle zanne sequestrate elimina ogni tentazione speculativa. Il governo filippino ha così deciso di aderire alla campagna contro il commercio illegale dell’avorio. Nelle immagini che seguono, viene accatastato l’avorio che tra qualche giorno verrà bruciato (foto Epa)
epa03748377 Filipino staff arrange elephant tusks that have been seized from illegal shipments since 2009 and are kept in storage at the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (PAWB-DENR) in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines 17 June 2013. The DENR is set to destroy by crushing close to five tons of seized elephant tusks worth some 420-million pesos (7.3-million euro) on 21 June to support global campaigns against illegal trade of wildlife, local media reports stated. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
epa03748378 Filipino staff arrange elephant tusks that have been seized from illegal shipments since 2009 and are kept in storage at the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (PAWB-DENR) in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 17 June 2013. The DENR is set to destroy by crushing close to five tons of seized elephant tusks worth some 420-million pesos (7.3-million euro) on 21 June to support global campaigns against illegal trade of wildlife, local media reports stated. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
epa03748380 Filipino staff arrange elephant tusks that have been seized from illegal shipments since 2009 and are kept in storage at the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (PAWB-DENR) in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines 17 June 2013. The DENR is set to destroy by crushing close to five tons of seized elephant tusks worth some 420-million pesos (7.3-million euro) on 21 June to support global campaigns against illegal trade of wildlife, local media reports stated. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
epa03748379 A Filipino staff arranges elephant tusks that have been seized from illegal shipments since 2009 and are kept in storage at the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (PAWB-DENR) in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines 17 June 2013. The DENR is set to destroy by crushing close to five tons of seized elephant tusks worth some 420-million pesos (7.3-million euro) on 21 June to support global campaigns against illegal trade of wildlife, local media reports stated. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
epa03748381 A Filipino staff arranges elephant tusks that have been seized from illegal shipments since 2009 and are kept in storage at the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau-Department of Environment and Natural Resources (PAWB-DENR) in Quezon City, east of Manila, Philippines, 17 June 2013. The DENR is set to destroy by crushing close to five tons of seized elephant tusks worth some 420-million pesos (7.3-million euro) on 21 June to support global campaigns against illegal trade of wildlife, local media reports stated. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
