“On February 11, President Barack 
, except for “bona fide antiques.” He said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (F&WS) would implement a nearly complete ban on commercial trade in elephant ivory.
“I’m opposed to the ban because it will be ineffective in deterring poaching and the slaughter of elephants and rhinoceros in Africa and Asia,” said New York City auctioneer and Oriental art consultant Lark Mason, a frequent guest on the Antiques Roadshow. “There are more effective ways to use our resources that will both protect these threatened species and allow for the commercial activity in the United States.”
This is from an article written in the Maine Antique Digest.
Ivory Warning From Collector magazine 