KENYA A Kenya Wildlife Service security officer stands near a burning pile of 15 metric tons of contraband elephant ivory lit by President Uhuru Kenyatta on March 3 to mark World Wildlife Day. The Kenyan leader vowed to destroy the country’s entire stockpile of ivory, estimated at 100 metric tons, by the end of the year as his government combats rising poaching rates. About 30,000 elephants are poached every year across Africa.