They also enforced Leopold's law against selling any rubber and ivory to any other nation.

Since the ban was imposed, Southern African countries have twice tried to get permission to sell ivory to no avail.

In my gallery I sell English and American silver, Japanese cloissoné, silver and ivory.

People will try to sell you ivory and jade.

But if it isn't, he is prepared to take a more radical step than selling ivory from a few elephants.

That would be far more controversial than selling ivory, because it involves killing entire elephant families.

This would allow these countries to sell ivory under new, highly controlled arrangements.

The southern African countries continue to attempt to sell ivory through legal systems.

There used to be dealers here who sold coral and amber and whale-tooth ivory.

South Africa had sought permission to sell elephant hides and meat, but not ivory, and to export rhinos under controlled conditions.