As the country is fighting tirelessly to end the ivory trade, on Tuesday the judiciary burned ivory worth K163 million from Liwonde National Park.
Eastern Region Police Public Relations Officer Aetolia Kumanga confirmed the burning of the ivory.
“Ivory worth K163 million from Liwonde National Park has been burnt today at Eastern Region Police Headquarters by judiciary officials,” said Kumanga.
Trading in ivory is controlled in Malawi following the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that the country ratified.
Malawi is widely considered a weak link in the fight against illegal ivory trade due to graft, weak wildlife legislation, and poor law enforcement.
Ivory is highly sought for jewelery and decorative objects and much of it is smuggled to China and Thailand, where many wealthy shoppers buy ivory trinkets as a sign of financial success.
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Why why why why sell it to muli and buy medicine in hospital.I want a name of the one who did that
Why u poor minded people .destroying riches .what a stupid pple
guys lets Wake up ndi chumatu tikumaotchachi azunguwatu tisamale nawo
za zii osagulitsa bwanji? money zo nkugula mmera?
Stupid poor country.
akunama samaotcha zonse. amangochita mwa umboni.
kondi ngati mukuti msika kulibe nde ndalama zambiri mukuzikambazi adakuuzan ndani mpakana kukhala ndichiganizo choontcha? bwanji osangogulitsa mkukagula jovu zina.amenemukuwaopawo akafusa mkuwauza kuti tabwezeletsa pazimene zidafa
Kupusa kwenikweni,chonsecho umphawi mxikomo uli Thooo
Kupusa kumeneko bwanji akadagulitsa ndikugula mankhwala mzipatala
Foolish pipo those a money men
why don’t selling the ivories and Buy another Elephants Boma loganiza mwauchitsilu!
Mk 163 million set ablaze!!!!! wisdom of Solomon is missing kkkk. Yandiwawa bwanji
haha! ndalama zonsezo choncho mukupanga malamulo anu opusa that people must pay fees for there Land ,u think we’re stupid and blind
Burning money.. But stil asking money frm our own inherited peace ov land? Kweni kweni mukufuna kutipanga chani? kapena titzit dziko la malawi lili ndi anthu osazindikila kot sangathe kutzipanga defend pa nkhani zopusa ngat zimenezi… Bt Y????
Hey!!! What a foolish decision? The Elephant is gone, and we hav to lose the horn as well??? Kuganiza kopusa2 kumeneko.. U mean .. K163 to ashes? I cant believe ths…
Govt don’t burn the ivory sell them, we lost the elephants and the ivory too.By selling the ivory we will reduce the demand and save the elephant
Koma anthu ena mmmm tizafa niumphawi ndithu