Worldwide Rallies Spotlight Illegal Ivory and Rhino Horn Trade

High-profile events draw thousands who want to protect wildlife at risk.

In America’s capital, the 2015 March for Elephants got off to a late start. Three weeks late, to be exact.

Protesting the fact that some 30,000 elephants are killed every year for their tusks and other parts, people in cities around the world held rallies the weekend of October 3 and 4. In Washington, D.C., impending Hurricane Joaquin forced a delay.

So on October 24, hundreds of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to draw attention to the crisis facing these animals.

“We have the opportunity to send a clear message: There’s no excuse for the ivory trade,” said Jen Samuel, president of Elephants DC, the nonprofit that organized the Washington march.

More than 130 cities around the world hosted marches, from

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