Narwhal Tusks (Monodon Monoceros) - Arctic Ivory |
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TRADE UPDATE Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has undertaken a review of the status of narwhal populations, as well as current harvest levels and has made a determination that for 2010, Non Detrimental Findings (NDF) will be issued for two stocks. Somerset Island and Eclipse Sound. Currently the company Kania Industries Inc (Furcanada.com) does not own any tusks from those two stocks. Our inventory of tusks come from the remaining populations and therefore can not be exported. Therefore all deposits and payments will be returned to our customers. We regret any and all inconvenience this has caused our customers. Kania Industries Inc is in full compliance and agreement with DFO's decision to halt all exports from the 2010 harvest from the other arctic regions. We trust the 2011 Harvest will be in full compliance of CITES request. |
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NARWHAL TUSKS - NARWAL TUSK ARCTIC IVORYNarwhal Tusks range in size from 3 feet / 90cm to 8 feet / 240cm. Narwhals are harvested by Canadian Inuit Hunters in the High Arctic mainly around Baffin Island. Narwhal Skulls are also available. All skulls are cleaned and pyroxided. Tusks and Skulls come with CITES Export Permits, Marine Mammal Transportation License and Veterinarian Certificates. If being transported within Canada then only a Marine Mammal Transportation Licence is required. NARWHAL TUSKS CAN NOT BE BE EXPORTED TO Narwhal Tusks, in addition to being among the most beautiful of natural art forms, are suitable for use in a variety of arts and crafts, such as:
For centuries observers have been fascinated and mystified by the majestic spiral tusk grown by the small Arctic whale known as the narwhal. Narwhal tusks grow from the male's and female's front left tooth. The female narwhals do not grow tusks as long as the male, and usually produce a much straighter tusk. Narwhal tusks sometimes grow from both sides of the narwhal skull, producing a rare narwhal with double tusks (also known as a narwhal with twin tusks). Narwhal tusks can grow up to 3 meters in length. This depends on the whale itself and its age. The narwhal tusk is an integral part of the mating process. Similar to the Walrus Tusks. The male narwhal has often been observed crossing their tusks with other narwhals during the mating season. As well as using them during fighting for dominance and the right to mate with female narwhals. Researchers have found the narwhal tusk also may possess tactile abilities, perhaps allowing narwhals to identify and communicate with one another through tapping. They have also found that the narwhal tusk's nerve system could detect temperature, pressure, motion, and chemical-solution gradients, such as differences in salinity and water particles that would indicate the presence of certain fish prey. The Narwhals are only hunted by the Inuit for their tusks, meat, and skin. The whales have been known to dive nearly vertically as deep as 900 meters multiple times per day. (They dive when scared and presumably to feed.) The narwhal tusk has baffled scientists because it defies known principles and properties of teeth. It is slightly longer than half the animal's length and typically protrudes through the left side of a male's upper jaw plate and lip. For more information on Narwhals, visit our Narwhal Information Page. |
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