A ton of ivory was crushed in Times Square to show the horrors of elephant poaching

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NEW YORK — Federal officials and conservationists crushed more than one ton of ivory in Times Square on Friday, in an effort to show zero tolerance toward illegal ivory poaching around the world.

The ivory items, ranging from tusks to trinkets and jewelry, were destroyed with an industrial rock crusher in front of a large crowd gathered to protest wildlife crime. The crush, promoted on social media with the hashtag #IvoryCrush, was organized to ensure that the ivory items confiscated through law enforcement efforts never find their way to market again.

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