The ivory trade is the commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal,[1] black and white rhinos, mammoth,[2] and most commonly, African and Asian elephants.
Ivory has been traded for hundreds of years by people in Africa and Asia, resulting in restrictions and bans. Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys and other decorative items because of the white color it presents when processed but the piano industry abandoned ivory as a key covering material in the 1980s in favor of other materials such as plastic. Also, synthetic ivory has been developed which can be used as an alternative material for making piano keys.
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^Kramer, Andrew E. (19 November 2008). "Trade in mammoth ivory, helped by global thaw, flourishes in Russia". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
The ivorytrade is the commercial, often illegal trade in the ivory tusks of the hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, black and white rhinos, mammoth, and most...
nuts can also be carved like ivory. The trade of finished goods of ivory products has its origins in the Indus Valley. Ivory is a main product that is seen...
those, the name "Ivory Coast" reflected the major trade that occurred on that particular stretch of the coast: the export of ivory. Other names for the...
The Ivory Game is a 2016 American documentary film, directed by Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani. The film examines the ivorytrade, which has become...
tusks and to suppress the illegal ivory trade. As of 2016[update], more than 263 tonnes (580,000 lb) of ivory have been destroyed, typically by burning...
Ivory carving is the carving of ivory, that is to say animal tooth or tusk, generally by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually. Objects...
which may mark the start of this trade. Nearly all ivories in Anglo-Saxon art use walrus, and most northern European ivories of the 11th and 12th centuries...
Coast by Europeans. The slave trade, in particular, had little effect on the peoples of Ivory Coast. A profitable trade in ivory existed in the 17th century...
single clan of wild elephants extensively, and advocates for ending ivorytrade and promoting conservation. Pincott grew up in the small town of Grantham...
biggest threats to elephant populations is the ivorytrade, as the animals are poached for their ivory tusks. Other threats to wild elephants include...
involved in the illegal ivorytrade. The operation led to the arrest of 72 individuals, including poachers, government officials, ivory carvers, and dealers...
China's illegal ivorytrade", BBC News, 2014 Brendon Hong, "China's Blood Ivory Bazaar", The Daily Beast, 2014 Per Liljas, "The IvoryTrade Is Out of Control...
threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and poaching for the illegal ivorytrade is a threat in several range countries as well. Loxodonta is one of two...
preservation of elephants against the illegal ivorytrade, and for the rhinoceros against the illegal trade of rhinoceros horns. A trained geographer, Martin...
company donates to end ivorytrade and preserve elephant ivory. CEO John Allen and co-founder Jacob Casaldi first founded Ivory Ella in Connecticut. Allen...
approved by the State Council. Following the international ban on the ivorytrade, manufacturers of puzzle balls have tried using other materials, including...
activity in Kenya, was banned in 1973, as was the ivorytrade. Kenya pioneered the destruction of ivory as a way to combat this black market. During colonial...
jewelry where the ivory is carved with designs. China is a consumer of the ivorytrade and accounts for a significant amount of ivory sales. In 2012, The...
the sale of all ‘worked’ ivory produced after 1947. Any works produced before 1947 would be classified as antiques, and trade in these goods would permitted...
Bardera which was a key trade hub and where the Siyu Somalis drew their strength. Both states were interested in ivorytrade through the Jubba river continuing...
The economy of Ivory Coast is stable and currently growing, in the aftermath of political instability in recent decades. The Ivory Coast's economy is...
They have two children. The couple campaigned against the elephant ivorytrade in the 1980s. As there was another "Linda" (Linda Kaye Henning) credited...
complex and far-reaching Indian Ocean trading networks. Its key exports were ivory, millet, sesamum and coconuts. Ivory caravans remained a major source of...
The Benin ivory mask is a miniature sculptural portrait in ivory of Idia, the first Iyoba (Queen Mother) of the 16th century Benin Empire, taking the form...
producer on the documentary Gardeners of Eden, that comments on the illegal ivorytrade. In 2019, Davis starred in and produced romantic comedy-drama film Holiday...
and Asia. In Thailand, the illegal trade in live elephants and ivory still flourishes. Although the amount of ivory being openly sold has decreased substantially...
exchanging food, ivory tusks and metal products for textiles, salt and other products, but they were not involved in the trade of ivory or gold. In the...
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