This is a small affiliation of individuals, collectors, artists and business people dedicated to acquiring and placing contemporary and fossil ivories.
Ivory has a small marketplace and a limited number of potential purchasers.
Knowledgeable purchasers are widely dispersed across the United States, and even the entire world. The goal of the Conservation Group is to acquire high quality ivories, primarily in raw tusk form, and then place these ivories with collectors, museums, restorers, musical instrument makers and artists. The final placement of the ivory is dependent on the species, quality and condition of the ivory the group is able to acquire. We have a very close working relationship with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce. We make every effort to verify the origin of the various ivories and we conform not only to the letter, but to the spirit of national and international laws regarding protection of endangered species.