But the big profit is made in Asia. Thai Customs recently evaluated smuggled ivory as being worth $1,800 per kilogram—$18,000 per elephant—wholesale. The “street value” retail price of 10 kilograms of ...

“This is the best,” the Daxin Ivory Carving Factory’s Feng tells me, holding up a chunk of forest elephant tusk. Carvings made from forest elephant ivory sell out so quickly that customers ...

You can also import worked (carved) ivory acquired before Feb 4 ... The rules for importation of Asian elephant ivory are different still. (Confused yet?) Last September, Victor Gordon, the owner of ...

A moving dog sculpture carved from ivory Where it is from: Egypt When it was made: Around 1390 to 1352 B.C. Related: Onfim's ...