that really value ivory. ivory is mostly found as an ornamental carving it's very beautiful when it's polished and carved and it caries a sort of status because of tis value so there's still a pretty high demand. >> from elephants in trouble in africa to a mammal of her own that might be in trouble here on the california coast shini what do you have for us next. >> well i joined a ride along where we were literally rescuing sea lion pups, the story is crazy some of it is heartbreaking, and it's coming up next. >> comedy great, richard lewis >> i really am in love with the craft... >> turning an angst ridden and neurotic outlook... >> i have to un-ravel myself on stage as fearlessly as possible >> into an award winning career... from hell? >> it's thrilling when it's working.... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. ory right no

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that really value ivory. ivory is mostly found as an ornamental carving it's very beautiful when it's polished and carved and it caries a sort of status because of tis value so there's still a pretty high demand. >> from elephants in trouble in africa to a mammal of her own that might be in trouble here on the california coast shini what do you have for us next. >> well i joined a ride along where we were literally rescuing sea lion pups, the story is crazy some of it is heartbreaking, and it's coming up next. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> hey welcome back to techknow. now there is a crisis unfolding on the coast of california from san diego up to san francisco and beyond. >> sea lions are leaving their natural ocean habitat and wondering up on shore even sometimes in peoples yards and streets. >> what i saw was really incredible and while with the rescue team, i was shocked by the numbers of calls they were taking and the amount of pups that they needed to rescue. lets take

. >> trade in yairnl ivory asian ivory is legal.phants and their ivory are not only sacred to thais. only asian males grow tusk african elephants of both sex grow tusks. combating illegal wildlife trafficking. they feel there should be a total ban on ivory in thailand, it's a trade that's booming. >> we're seeing this growing demand in luxury items that are often wildlife products and often products from endangered species. because they are endangered, they are harder to get and hold a higher status. >> side step blame. >> translator: we don't know the story behind the ivory we buy. someone wants to sell it, we just buy it. we don't know if elephants were killed for their tusks. you can't blame the buyers. >> thiestled isthailand is also used as a pass-through country for trade. some feel if the desire for ivory is not reduced through awareness the supply will continue to find its way to those who believe prestige can be purchased. scott heidler, al jazeera bangkok. >> brazil play their final group stage game on sunday. fans hope th

trading in ancient ivory is okay.s almost impossible to tell the difference between new and old. >> at the end of the day, when you buy that trinket you are supporting the legal trade. >> president obama has called for a national ban on the sale of ivory but so far no action has bin taken. new york and new jersey has established laws banning the sale of any ivory products. and california has a law coming forward. people certainly hope so for the sake of the elephants. >> i see them be being sacrificed for the tacky trinkets. >> the ivory crush was told today that two weeks ago beijing announced an intention to shut down its domestic ivory trade. if done so, it could be a game change are for elephants. >> thank you john. >>> the fields of waterloo saw battle again today. 5,000 soldiers, 300 horses. it was a reenactment of the battle of waterloo. 10,000 soldiers died in battle, a battle that didn't even last a full day. a combined forbes of british french and german soldiers. no one was hurt today. ray suarez is up next

bans importation and sale of new i'veee ivory tusks there is a loophole and teeth ivory is antique ivory is legal. it is often treated to make it look old. >> over 85. >> you don't have to visit china town to find ivory for sale. there is plenty of it available just a few key board clicks away on the internet. in march the internation will fund for animal welfare conducted a survey craigs whether is and found more han500 ivory or suspected ivory items for sale. >> all together those items were advertised for 1.5 million. >> reporter: that's just a fraction. >> there are many platforms out there. the big ones like ebay, craigs list has a lot of traffic and other, smaller sites. >> reporter: california law makers are pushing a new law bang all sales of ivory no matter how hold in america's most populous state. animal rights activists say the california law is an important step setting an example for other states and other countries and just possibly helping to stop the elephants' march to oblivion. >>> 200 years since the defeat of napoleon, the battle field at waterloo is echoing to the s

not only crushing ivory we're crushing the bloody ivory market. >> creating laws is one thing and upding them is another. there are loopholes in the law. trading ancient ivory is okay. >> at the end of the day we have to educate people when you buy that trinket you're killing an elephant. you're helping to destabilize africa and create heaviens for criminality. >> president obama has called for a national ban on ivory but so far no action has been taken. new york has passed laws to ban sales of ivory products. a similar law looking to be passed in california is saying the same thing. >> elephants are being sacrificed for the short-term greedy profit motive. china and the u.s. are the two largest markets for ivory. beijing announced an intention to shut down it's domestic ivory trade. if that happens it could be a game changer for the elephants. >> fingers crossed on that one. have a grade weekend. john seigenthaler is here. >> tony, coming up tonight at 8:00 an unusual and painful day in charleston. the bond hearing for the alleged killer dylann roof. the emotional statements from th

don't buy ivory.t's what's going to stop the elephants from being killed. >> sreenivasan: and in case you missed it, be sure to check out newshour's shortwave podcast for more on the illegal ivory trade in the u.s. >> sreenivasan: before we leave you tonight federal authorities continue to investigate the web site that posted a white sprem set of manifesto and pictures of dylann roof, the man charged with killing nine people at mother emanuel church on wednesday. at the same time leaders at the church say they will reopen for services tomorrow. that's all for tonight. i'm hari sreenivasan. have a dpnt. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs st

they found more than 500 ivory or suspected ivory items for sale. >> they were being advertised for nearlyllion. >> and that's just a fraction of what is out there. >> there are many platforms out there. there's ebay craigslist but then there are also other smaller sites. >> reporter: now california lawmakers are pushing a new law that would ban all sales of ivory, no matter how old beginning next year in america's most populous state. animal rights activists say the california law is an important step setting an example for other states and other countries, and just possibly helping to stop the elephant's march to oblivion. >>> 200 years since the defeat of napoleon bonaparte a reenactment is taking place. >> reporter: here we see the emperor in the french camp and people are shouting long live the emperor. of course he thinks he is going to win the battle of waterloo we know he won't. and here are napoleon's men preparing to fight. it is interesting how the french government itself has stayed away. some people have joked that it is simply because the french are bad losers but i think the

elephants and their ivory are not only sacred to thais. only asian male african elephants grow tusks. the demand is much larger than supply. free land is a nonprofit organization that works to expose and combat illegal wildlife trafficking. they feel there should be a total ban on ivory trading in thailand because it's so difficult to tell the difference and it's a trade that's booming. >> we're seeing this kind of growing demand in luxury items that are often wildlife products and often products from everyone dangered species. because they are endangered they're harder to get and hold a higher status. >> reporter: some feel it will reduce the slaughter of elephants. >> we don't know the story behind the ivory we buy. someone wants to sell it, we just buy it. we don't know if elephants were killed for their tusks. you can't blame the buyers. >> reporter: in the last three months, seven tons of african ivory was seized. activists people this is a step down the path to curb supply but some feel the supply will continue the find its way to th

and killed for their ivory tusks. despite an international ban on ivory trading and efforts by african countries to stop poaching, the slaughter is accelerating. >> we have good statistics that show between 2010 and 2012 alone, probably as much as 100,000 were killed for their ivory. if those rates continue, we are looking for regional extinctions. >> reporter: african poachers do the killing. the demand comes from abroad. china and the united states are the two biggest markets for elephant ivory. this is the china town section. using a hidden camera we found many objects for sale in shops. >> while the u.s. bans sales of ivory tasks and carved objects, it's a big loophole in the law. antique ivory is legal. it's responsible to tell what is real and not. sellers can treat it with chemicals to make it look old. you don't have to visit china town. there's plenty available a few keyboard clicks away on the internet. >> on march, the international fund for animal welfare conducted a small survey of 28 cities and towns on

we couldn't go to the curbing of ivory trade completely. >> trade of asian ivory is legal, but it takes an expert with scientific equipment to determine the difference between asian and african ivory. >> they play a large role in regional culture. only asian male elephants grow tusks. african elephants tusks grow much larger and makes its way here. the demand is much larger than the supply. >> freeland is a nonprofit organization that works to expose and combat illegal wildlife trafficking. they feel there should be a total ban on ivory trade in thailand because it's difficult to tell the difference and it's a trade that's booming. >> we are seeing this growing demand in luxury items that are often wildlife products and often products from endangered species. because they're endangered they're harder to get and have the highest status. >> some hope it will reduce the slaughter of elephants but side step blame. >> we don't know the story behind the ivory we buy, someone wants to sell it, we buy it. we don't know if elephants were killed for their tusks. you can't blame the buyers. >> tha

those are your little buddhas, your tiny birds and small animals all made in ivory, on their way to ivoryn in time square. they are being destroyed right now. these were at one point to be sold by a man in philadelphia but he got caught. there were hundreds of people there to say that ivory trading is wrong. >> it is true that if this practice isn't brought to an end thattel facts can be instinct. >> the conservationists say absolutely. they reckon we have about ten to 15 years left. it's difficult to blame the poachers, but there is such pent-up demand in the u.s. and in china, in particular. john represents the wildlife conservation society, and he can tell you more about the staggering statistics out there. take a look. >> in 1980 there were approximately 1.2 million elephants, now there are less than 19,000. and every day 96el elephants are killed. and at this rate elephants will go extinct. we're at a crisis point. >>> there is a massive, massive loophole in our laws and it is that you can trade legally in ancient ivory, but you can't tell the difference between the new stuff and the

investigate heinvestigators found 500 ivory or suspected ivory items for sale. >> those items were being advertised for nearly $1.5 million. >> that is just a fraction of what is out there. >> there are many platforms ebay craigslist obviously has a lot of traffic but then there are smaller sites. >> now california lawmakers are pushing a new law that would ban all sales of ivory no matter how old beginning next year in america's most populous state. animals rights activists say that the california law is an important step setting an example for other states and other countries and just possibly helping to stop the elephant's march to oblivion. >> lee is here with all your sport. >> the olympic champion mofarrah has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs and says allegations are completely false. now now he missed two drug tests in the two years before the atlantic olympics. he won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. he has assureed that accusations are false. he said i've never taken performance-enhancing drugs in my life and i never will. i >> farah is due to return to action in monac

trading in ancient ivory is okay. but it's almost impossible to tell the difference between new and old. >> at the end of the day, we have to educate people that when you buy that trinket you are killing an elephant. you are he hpg helping to destabilize african and the sale of ivory. >> both new york and new jersey have passed state laws banning the sale of i'veary products. other states may fall into line too. people here certainly hope so. for the sake of the elephants. >> i see them being sacrificed for something so trivial as tacky souvenirs. it's just for the short term greedy profit motive that makes it extra-traj-tragic. >> reporter: john terret, al jazeera, morning. >> julian assange sought asylum in london. the statute of limitations on some of the charges he faces could run out in august. >>> joining us is michael ratner counsel for julian assange. michael good to have you with us. i know there's an international arrest warrant for assange. having him holed up in an embassy is not the best. >> we're looking

the united states and china is driving the demand for ivory.s reports. >> reporter: in parts of africa elephants are being wiped out. despite an international ban on ivory trading and efforts by african countries, to stop poaching, the slaughter is accelerating. >> we have good statistics that show between 2010 and 2012 alone probably as much as a hundred thousand elephants were killed for their ivory, if those sort of rates continue we're looking at regional extinctions within decades. >> reporter: the demand comes from abroad. china and the united states are the two biggest markets for smuggled elephant ivory. this is the china town section of san francisco. we found many ivory objects for sale in chinatown's shops. while the u.s. bans importation and sale of new ivory tusks or carved objects, there's a big loophole in the law, antique ivory is legal, but it's nearly impossible to tell what is antique and what is not. sellers often treat ivory with chemicals to make it look old. >> how old is this one? >> over 85. >> reporter: but there is pl

anteeing ivory is league -- antique ivory is legal. it's nearly impossible to tell what is new and not. sellers often treat ivory to make it look old. >> reporter: you don't have to visit chinatown, it's available a few keyboard clicks away on the internet. in march the international fun for animals conducted a survey on 28 cities and towns on the popular trading site craigslist. investigators found more than 500 ivory its for sale. altogether the its were advertised for 1.5 million. >> and that is a fraction of what is out there. >> there are many many platforms out there. there's the winners like ebay craigslist has traffic. and there are other smaller its. >> californian laws are pushing laws mapping all sales of ivory, no matter how old, beginning next year in america's popular state. animal rights activists say the californian law is an important step setting examples and helping to stop the elephant's march to oblivion. >> all the sports news in the news hour. action from the u.s. open where the masters champion takes place. we'l

law bans the ivory trade after 1977. all product said imported to the state prior to that date are exempt. the new law would eliminate that exemption making it illegal to buy, sell or possess ivory with the intent to sell it and it would allow the state to buy ivory for educational and scientific purposes. critics are concerned it could end up harming california citizens. >> what it will do is prevent average californians from being able to pass down any antiques they get. musical instruments. anything that conintos ivory. -- contains ivory. >> the bill now moves to the committee. >>> new school in berkeley, a school that does more than just training software engineers. ktvu's rob roth tells us it is trying to close the racial gap in the high tech industry. >> reporter: they are students learning the art of computer coding. >> i want to become a software engineer. >> reporter: he is one of the students taking a course at the academy in berkeley. its goal is to train for careers in high tech. >> i interned at a tech compa

the first step is to prepare the samples of seized ivory. >> we cut off a piece of ivory and then weck that piece inside inside the plastic tube. we drop that in liquid nitrogen, which cools it, so extremely cold, within three minutes it comes out like baby powder. >> it's pulverized. >> it preserves the dna at the same time. that was one of the biggest breakthroughs from our lab. >> the ivory seized in singapore is extracted and treated in singapore this map has been generate bid dna taken from another source. rich in elephant dna. >> i'm holding a tray of elephant. not exactly something you would associate as a tool for fighting inter national crime but these sample provide critical pieces of data for creating a genetic map for elephants across africa. >> conservation can be a dirty job, that's one of the tools being used to save the elephants that we'll use tonight. i'm phil torres for blackhawks apple has reversed its plan to not pay artists during the start of its new streaming service. it's partly in disapproval by taylor swift. she said we don't ask you for free iphones. pleas

. >> african ivory is illegal in thailand.f people registered, they would not be charged. >> thigh people believe elephants are sacred and ivory products are also. we couldn't go to the extreme of curbing the trade but we started registration. >> trade of asian ivory is legal. it takes scientific equipment to determine the difference between asian and african ivory. >> it is not only sacred to thais, they play a large role in regional culture. only male elephants free tusks. african i've representative makes its way here because demand is larger than the supply. >> freeland works to expose and combat illegal wildlife trafficking. they feel there should be a total ban on ivory trading in highland, because it's so difficult to tell the difference and it's a trade that is booming. >> we're seeing this growing demand in luxury items that are often wildlife products and often products from endangered species. because they're endangered, they are harder to get and therefore hold a high erstad at us. >> some buyers feel the registrat

the new ivory act that started in january. african african ivory is illegal in thailand. if people registered their goods, they will not be charged. >> thai's see elephants as sacred. that's why we couldn't go to the extreme now, but we started with pressistration. a trade of eight people. but it passion an expert to determine the definition. elephants and their ivory play a large role. african elephant tusks are large. the demand is larger. this is a nonprofit organization working to expose and combat the trafficking. they feel there should be a ban on ivory trading in thailand. it's a trade. >> there's a growing demand and luxury its that are wildlife products, and products from endangered species. because they are in danger therefore they have. >> reporter: some buyers feel the registration will reduce the slaughter of elephants, but side slep blame. -- sidestep blame. >> if someone wants to sell it we buy it. you can't blame the buyers. >> thailand is a county for regional trade. in the last three months seven tonnes of ivory was seized. activists feel it was a step d

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the ivory was held up piece by piece before being put on a conveyer belt and crushed into powder..s. fish and wildlife service estimates around 35,000 elephants are killed in africa every year for their ivory. >>> stay with us here on cnn. we'll bring you more from charleston where the community is remembering the nine people whose lives were cut short. you know, when i started my business, a lot of people didn't believe in me. but things took off when i got a domain and built my website all at godaddy. now i can tell the doubters to stick it. hey, honey. stick it! stick it! stick it! nana? hi... stick it! can you give your mommy a message for me? stick it! get a domain website and email every year for their ivory. arting at $1/month all at godaddy. >>> welcome back. i'm lynda kinkade and you are watching "cnn newsroom." u.s. president barack obama has made a second plea in as many days for tighter gun control laws. he says the country needs a change in attitude about guns. >>> police sources say 21-year-old dylann roof admitted to killing nine people inside an historic american c

kind of go go after california residents that own ivory, who have antique was ivory and can criminalize californians so it's overkill. >> google will add options to google play app a $ten month service, now, you can get it for free if you don't mind commercials also tonight a wrist band could be a game changer for the health care industry. it's a cardiac sensor you can wear that sends your pulse, temperature to your doctor. it's only in testing stages they say it could help treat heart attack victims and maybe parkinson's patients. and google is anding undo option to g mail service. next time you send your boss a message, intended for a spouse, or decide you don't want the boss to read you can unsend it. and samsung has come up with a way for to you see through a big rig. you can live stream it on to four video screens on the back. >> they say things come into threes, three sets of trip lets born at the same hospital less than three weeks apart. first week of june 7th, the next the following week and the next set three days later. wow. >> yes. >> incredible. >> should it stay or go? a f

. >> more than a ton of confiscated ivory has been crushed in new york's times square. about 35,000 elephants are killed every year for their ivory. >>> thousands of enthusiasts have gathered in belgium to recreate the battle of waterloo. for its 200th anniversary. barnaby phillips reports. >> the napoleon is inspecting his army. the future of france and all of europe depends on what happens next. but the great man said the army marches on its stomach. his military seem more interested in their stomach than the upcoming battle. >> waterloo was the end of a dream. the dream of a great french empire. france has never been so powerful as it was at that moment. it's not that i'm nostalgic for that but i enjoy being part of recreating that part of history. >> after lunch the french are put through their final drills. some of these brave soldiers now suspect that a ferocious battle is soon to come. but that the british are waiting for them. with their german and dutch allies led by the duke of wellington who has never lost to the french. >> it doesn't get better than this. mo

. >> ivory crushed in a matter of minutes. about 35,000 elephants are killed in africa every year for their ivory. >>> the founder of whistle blowing website wikileaks juneian assange has now spent three years in the ecuadorian embassy. he denies allegations part of u.s. arresting him for activities of wikileaks. >>> thousands of enthusiasts have gathered in belgium to reenact the battle of waterloo napoleon against british and german force he. >> the future of france and all of europe depends on what happens next. but as the great man once said, an army marches on his stomach and his soldiers seem more interested in food than the looming battle. some like pierre have a premonition that things won't turn out well. >> waterloo was the end of a dream, the dream of a great french empire. france has never been as powerful as it was at that moment. it's not had a i'm nostalgic but i'm glad to recreate that portion of history. >> they are putting forth their final drills. some of these brave soldiers now suspect that a ferocious bat

it pulverizes the ivory and preserves the d.n.a. at the same time. that was one of the biggest breakthroughs of our lab. >> the elephant d.n.a. is extracted and analyzed in the lab. the d.n.a. photographic the tusks is then matched against the genetic reference map. this map has been generated by d.n.a. taken from another source. rich in elephant d.n.a. >> i am holding a tray of elephant poop, not exactly something you'd associate as a tool for fighting international crime, but these samples provide critical pieces of data for creating a genetic map of elephants across africa. >> conservation can certainly be a dirty job. that's one of the tools we'll be showing you tonight on techno. >> thanks for joining us. stephanie sy back in two minutes. >> taliban fighters attack afghanistan's parliament, trying to get in while the government met. >> we still believe that prayer changes things. >> charleston's emanuel a.m.e. church reopens its doors days after a gunman killed nine during a prayer meeting. >> an urgent meeting trying to solve the greek debt cri

. >>> more than a tonne of confiscated ivory has been crushed in new york's time square. the public watched as it was turned to dust. emphasising the need to end the illegal trade. thousands of elephants are killed every year for their ivory >>> if you find flying stressful, this would be what you need. passengers were put through a number of exercises to relax, stretch and calm their minds. sunday will be the first ever yoga day. >> more on that story and other top stories on the website aljazeera.com. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, the actor. wendell pierce >> the first line of my obituary will be, wendell pierce who's known for playing bunk moreland, the detective on the wire, dies today at 110. >> he's best known perhaps for his role in the hbo crime drama the wire

. ♪ >> about one ton of illegal ivory will be crushed in new york city this morning. live pictures from time square where the fish and wildlife service is holding the event right now. this is all an effort to raise awareness about the ivory trade that is definiting the world el font population. >>> the dominican republic is considering deported thousands back to haiti. many have lived in the republic for years but they don't have the paperwork to prove it. >> reporter: dominican government officials have told al jazeera that they have not begun deportation since this deadline passed. that is despite that many are now at risk of being deported to the haitian side. the government said about 300,000 people failed their paperwork by the deadline on wednesday, but only about 10,000 had all of the necessary documents. we spoke to a man who falls into that category. he said he filed all of his paperwork but was told it lacked some proper documentation. and now he is very afraid he could be sent back to a country he knows very little about. the government is sending mixed mes

i watched the germany-ivory coast match. germany creamed ivory-coast 10-0. but if there is a -- women's soccer is much better men men's soccer. why is that? first of all, this is a real world cup to read you do not just have teams from europe and south america dominating, you also have asian teams that are really good. also, there are lots more goals because the goalies are really terrible. it is more interesting to watch. also, if women's teams are not as fast and physical as men's teams, they have to be a lot more technical. so he says it makes the game a lot more interesting to watch.

the terrible trade in illegal ivory.

. >> we are training dogs to detect ivory in africa to help stop traffic particularly through zambia is where we are going to be deploying these dogs. >> peppin will be at busy checkpoint stopping vehicles suspected of smuggling ivory. animal poaching has become a global epidemic with extreme violence and illegal profits increasingly linked to terrorist organizations. >> estimates are 100 elephants a day are dying that's 30 thousand a year at this rate elephants could be extinct within a decade. >> this is the biggest chunk that we have, and we'll just put it here where it's really obvious. >> this is just peppin's second day of training so we were able to see how easily working dogs pick up new scents. >> he's my hero he's so happy to work and he'll sit on a plane for two days and come off and just hit the ground running. >> i think in 10 years time virtually every agency, every university... non-profits, will all have their own dog teams working. >> phil, i want to know what treats they're feeding these dogs - i mean their noses are just so sensitive. is there a technology that act

. >>> here in new york city one ton of illegal ivory was crushed in times square.effort to raise awareness about the illegal ivory trade and elephant poaching and urge the public not to buy ivory products. >>> finally looking at the country's top dog yes, i said dog for the first time ever the national hero dog award from los angeles, animal shelter has gone to a cat. >> how could that happen? >>a. tara, saving a boy from a dog that attacked him while riding his bike. >> the dog comes up tries to get the back -- >> you have to see this -- >> the cat is going to come flying from the right there. >> that's weird that the dog just went after him like that. >> tara comes out. oh. yeah. to the rescue. >> top dog award, tara wins a year's supply of dog food. >> what? >> cat food much that's a joke. >> cat's are nature's perfect killing machine? that was great. >> that was crazy. that dog hunted all the wayhe car. the kid wasn't doing anything. >> very rare for dogs to behave that way and very rare for cats to behave that way. >> we celebrate the rarity. >> my cats have n

. >>> and here in new york city one ton of illegal ivory was crushed in times square.ise awareness about the illegal ivory trade and elephant poaching and to urge the public not to buy ivory products. >>> and finally you're looking at the country's top dog, yes, i said dog. for the first time ever the national hero dog award from los angeles animal shelter has gone to a cat. >> how did that happen? >> who could forget -- well, it's tara the cat. last year saving a 4-year-old boy jeremy from a dog that attacked him while riding his bike. >> look at this. look at this. >> this is wonderful, isn't it? >> the dog comes up, tries to get the back -- >> you got to see this. the cat is going to come flying from the right there. >> that's weird that the dog just went after him like that. >> watch this. >> i know, it is. >> tara comes out. oh. yeah. to the rescue. in addition the top dog award, tara wins a year's supply of dog food. >> good explanation. >> what? >> cat food. that's a joke. >> cats are nature's perfect killing machine? >> that was great. >>> wasn't it? >> that wa

fish and wildlife service destroyed a ton of illegal ivory. most of it was seized from a philadelphia antique dealer named victor gordon. for at least nine years, gordon imported and sold ivory from freshly killed african elephants in violation of u.s. law and the laws of the countries where the elephants were poached and the ivory stolen. how did he get away with this for so long? the ivory was doctored so that it looked old enough to pass through a loophole in the enforcement of the african elephant conservation act. a law that was passed in 1989 to end the commercial import and export of ivory. while a ton of ivory was confiscated there is no way to know how much gordon had sold during the previous decade or where it is now. all we can do -- all we know for certain is, all of it was illegal, all of it is nearly impossible to distinguish from antique ivory and anyone who bought it from gordon resells it or buys it from a new owner is contributing to the ongoing slaughter of elephants and the criminal trafficking of ivory that supports organi