Lower 48 ivory bans hit Alaska Native carvers

Dennis Pungowiyi shows off one of his favorite carving motifs, a mother walrus with her pup. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media)Recent measures to curb elephant poaching in Africa are having unintended consequences in Alaska.
Listen NowThis July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s near-total ban on the commercial ivory trade went into effect. At about the same time, state-level bans passed in California, Hawaii, New Jersey and New York, after targeted lobbying efforts f