Opinion Sought -- Exporting & Processing Trophies from Mozambique

[MerlinMc]

Opinions please:

I have two crocodiles and one hippo collected in Mozambique that I want to get back to the US. The hides will be tanned into leather. And the skulls will be plain bleach skull mounts.

Should I have the tanning and final skull preparation done in South Africa? Or, should I have either the tanning or final skull preparation done here in the US?

Thank you in advance for your thoughts and experiences.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

Opinions please:

I have two crocodiles and one hippo collected in Mozambique that I want to get back to the US. The hides will be tanned into leather. And the skulls will be plain bleach skull mounts.

Should I have the tanning and final skull preparation done in South Africa? Or, should I have either the tanning or final skull preparation done here in the US?

Thank you in advance for your thoughts and experiences.

I can't really help you much. But I do have one concern which may not be valid. However I thought that hippos were banned from import from Mozambique. They're not from other countries, but I thought they were from there.

 

[MerlinMc]

Philip, CITES recently reopened Mozambique.

https://clubofmozambique.com/news/hippo-hunting-resumes-in-mozambique/

http://www.biofund.org.mz/en/populacao-de-hipopotamos-em-bom-estado-de-conservacao/

 

[Red Leg]

Have hunted Moz twice, and both times had the work done in the States. And be prepared, just getting stuff back to the States will take a year plus without taxidermy evolved.