ivory

African elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory at a pace unseen since an international ban on the ivory trade took effect in 1989. But the public outcry that resulted in that ban is absent today, and a University of Washington conservation biologist contends it is because the public seems to be unaware of the giant mammals' plight.- Myles Price

Then I came upon the Grooming Lounge Ivory Shave Brush. Do they mean real ivory? I doubt it. I hope not. At $70, probably not. (These brushes range from $12-150 and $70 is high average for any type of handle.) Most of the other white handled brushes say imitation ivory in one form or another. This one just said ivory. Why?