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meduza.io > en > feature > 08/11/2026 > where-did-the-ivory-trade-go-after-china-banned-elephant-tusks-north-into-the-russian-permafrost-where-an-estimated-10m-frozen-mammoths-lie-waiting-and-a-kilogram-of-tusk-fetches-up-to-1-900

Where did the ivory trade go after China banned elephant tusks? North, into the Russian permafrost — where an estimated 10M frozen mammoths lie waiting, and a kilogram of tusk fetches up to $1,900. — Meduza

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1897+ words) A mammoth tusk fresh out of the ground smells like a wet dog. It has lain in the permafrost for tens of thousands of years, barely changing. But once it’s hauled out into the sun, the countdown runs in weeks,…...