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Importing Elephant Ivory to the USA?

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08 August 2011, 08:17
Ackley Improved User
Importing Elephant Ivory to the USA?
Is it illegal to import elephant ivory to the USA? AIU
08 August 2011, 08:53
Fjold
No,

You can import trophy elelphant ivory from some countries in Africa.


Frank



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08 August 2011, 12:05
shakari
It's a bit more complicated than first appears.

Being able to import (or not) will depend on a variety of factors such as is it sport hunted ivory or not, is the importer the one who sport hunted it or not, where in Africa it was hunted, is it pre or post ban and for what purpose it's being imported.






08 August 2011, 14:27
Ackley Improved User
Recently hunted Mozambiqe - no elephant trophy importing of any kind. What countries can you export elephant trophies to the USA?
08 August 2011, 18:47
JBrown
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What countries can you export elephant trophies to the USA?


Off the top of my head: Namibia, SA, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzaia.


Jason

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