This machine ate more than a ton of ivory today. The global ivory trade is currently responsible for the slaughter of up to 35,000 elephants a year (that’s 96 elephants per day, or one elephant every 15 minutes). In protest, the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System crushed more than one ton of ivory today in Times Square. #IvoryCrush | CNBC

32 reactions · 36 shares | Warlords of Ivory airs on Saturday at 20:05 CAT. It is an incredibly insightful documentary on the ivory trade in Africa. In this short Q & A, Bryan explains the technology used to track the terrorists in the documentary. Have a look. | National Geographic Africa | Facebook