USA: Watch Arnold Schwarzenegger terminate tusk for anti-poaching campaign

SOT, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austrian-born actor and former Governor of California: "Hey stop killing 96 elephants every day because of this ivory. Let's get rid of the demand once and for all." Former 'Governator' and full-time strong-man Arnold Schwarzenegger blew up an ivory tusk with explosives at his home in Los Angeles to raise awareness about elephant poaching, in footage released by the World Conservation Society (WCS) on Friday. In true Arnie-style, the former bodybuilder wielded a large elephant tusk, donated by the Los Angeles Zoo, in front of his household tank before delivering the stoic words: "Hey, stop killing 96 elephants every day because of this ivory. Let's get rid of the demand once and for all." With a single nod from Schwarzenegger, a trained expert detonated powerful explosives to blow the tusk sky-high in full action-film glory. The Hollywood star and retired politician joined the WCS's 96 Elephants campaign just in time to stagger legalisation proposed in the House Interior Appropriations Bill that would reportedly undermine efforts to reduce the illegal trade of ivory in the United States by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Luckily both the FSW and WCS have such a powerful ally. Poachers beware, it's time to terminate! Video Courtesy of: Wildlife Conservation Society