France’s last ivory carvers faced with extinctionAnnick Colette-Fremond is the fifth generation of her family to practise the art of ivory carving — and she may be the last of her line, due to new rules in France. via Paris-normandie.fr | mb.com.phShe is one of just a handful of French ivory carvers left, plying a trade that conservationists say spurs the slaughter of elephants and rhinos. Colette-Fremond and her fellow craftspeople work with ivory imported before a ban over four decades ago, but say their future will be doomed when a new decree takes effect — and will not stop the killing. “Sadly, this isn’t going to save the elephants,” said Colette-Fremond, 64, who operates a workshop in the Normandy port town of Dieppe, once a hub of the ivory trade. “There’s just a handful of us left,” said the artist, who showcases sculptures of a crying child, a mother with a baby and a sheaf of wheat.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 28, 2016 03:11 UTC