A staff member shows seized elephant ivory in Singapore on July 23, 2019. In the joint statement issued by Singapore's National Parks Board (NParks), Singapore Customs and the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales and 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory were found in a container from the Democratic Republic of the Congo being shipped to Vietnam via Singapore. This is the largest seizure of elephant ivory in Singapore to date. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)