Testing tusks Michael Cherney is the lead author and research affiliate at the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology. He said his team started by testing elephant tusks.

“Poachers kill about 20,000 elephants every single year for their tusks, which are then traded illegally in the international market to eventually end up as ivory trinkets.

3 men accused of trying to sell elephant tusks face massive possible fines by: Darby Good, Nexstar Media Wire Posted: Oct 21, 2022 / 11:47 AM CDT Updated: Oct 21, 2022 / 11:47 AM CDT ...

TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Three men were indicted by a grand jury in East Texas following accusations of transporting two African elephant ivory tusks from an Oklahoma residence to Texas for sale.