AdvertisementChina Says It Will Shut Down Its Ivory Trade in 2017January 02, 2017Christopher JoycefacebookEmailElephant tusks totaling about 15 tons are set on fire during an anti-poaching ceremony at Nairobi National Park in Nairobi, Kenya, in March 2015. Conservationists say a pledge by China to stop the ivory trade is a possible game-changer in the struggle to curb the slaughter of elephants. (AP)