Thread: Preban ivory is my favorite material for scales

The reason they burn the tusks is so as to not fuel (no pun intended) the market. If it's released and sold though seemingly innocent it just whets the appetite around the world for more.

You know what U.S Customs does with all the stuff they Seize?

it's similar to several years ago, at one time the U.S Border Patrol were issued B.A.R.'s and then one day they decided to not issue them any more. They were all collected in their wood cases and all sent to a smelter and guess what they did to them.

Anyone who thinks there is plenty of pre ban Elephant ivory in the U.S, well, I've got a pet badger who uses a straight to shave himself and sells the hair a few times a year.

Very little gets burned.
Ivory auctions raise $15 million in Africa - World news - World environment | NBC News

As long as there is money to be made,as much as I detest the slaughter of Elephants,the carnage will continue.
Are basically two countrys fueling the trade in Ivory,China and Japan,both are approved Buyers by the international community.
These same two countrys are wiping out Millions of sharks ea.year and dissimate the whale populations.
Great Britain has huge stocks of Ivory from when they raped africa and india. England is an approved seller of Ivory,but only to countrys that are approved buyers