HANOI—Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items often found smuggled into the country include pangolin scales, rhino horns, and tiger carcasses. Customs authorities in Haiphong…
Vietnam Seizes 7 Tonnes Ivory in Largest Wildlife Smuggling Case in Years
Beauty Meets Virtuosity: Baroque and Rococo Ivory Sculpture
In 1962, successful German building contractor Reiner Winkler bought his first ivory artwork, a small 15th-century Gothic panel of the Nativity that was once part of a diptych. And he fell in love with the medium. From that small French piece, only a few inches tall, Winkler began what would become the world’s largest private collection…
Antique Dealers Challenge New York’s Ivory Overreach
Antique dealers are challenging a law that makes it nearly impossible to market some of their wares in New York state that are otherwise legal to sell in the United States. The federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) restricts trade in products made from endangered animals and from some threatened animals. After it was enacted in…
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