Mozambique: Tonnes of Ivory and Rhino Horns Incinerated

Maputo — The Mozambican authorities on Monday incinerated in Maputo over 2.4 tonnes of ivory and rhinoceros horns seized from poaching gangs.

In all, 618 elephant tusks (weighing 2.2 tonnes) and 86 rhino horns (weighing 236 kilos) were consigned to the flames.

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