In this Thursday Nov. 24, 2016 photo, Vietnamese officials check seized ivory, which was packed with wax around when it is sealed inside emptied-out timber in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Vietnamese authorities on Thursday seized ivory illegally shipped in from Africa after finding 4 tons at the same port over the past two months. The ivory seized Thursday had been hidden in two containers arriving at Cat Lai port in southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, the Customs newspaper said. Vietnam is one of the world’s major transit points and consumers of ivory and rhino horn. Elephant ivory is used as jewelry and home decorations in Vietnam, which bans hunting of its own dwindling population of elephants.

Source: Washington Post November 25, 2016 02:31 UTC