The San Diego Zoo Safari Park hosted a “Toss the Tusk” event on Friday morning. The event which was organized by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Wildlife Trafficking Alliance and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was designed bring awareness to elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade. Guests of the park were encouraged to support long-term conservation efforts by surrendering their unwanted elephant ivory items, including jewelry, household items and art pieces. One attendee told CBS 8, “I have been holding onto this stuff for years after I inherited it from my mom and some from my mother-in-law. Knowing it is ivory, I didn’t know what to do with it so I have just been hanging onto it. When I saw the notice I went ‘Ahhhhh!’ I can give it to the right people.” MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/toss-the-tusk-event/509-48509e10-2128-446c-bab6-ff7359fa89e1