Kenya Will Host the Largest Ivory Burn in History As a Signal to Poachers Ellie Shechet4/29/16 4:55pm11828EditInvite manuallyPromoteDismissUndismissHideGo to permalinkIn a record-setting act of defiance against the illegal poaching driving elephant populations to extinction, Kenyan authorities will burn 116 tons of illegally obtained ivory on Saturday.