international transport of shells and possible sale of collection

[jpoole]

Hello,

My grandmother (born 1900) collected seashells around the world and I am left with the responsibility of disposing of them. There are 10 boxes including some, apparently, rare shells. I am considering keeping some and taking them to a beach property that I have purchased in Kenya. As an elephant conservationist I am well aware of CITES and I do not want to contravene the law, but I have very little knowledge of Mollusca taxonomy. I checked out the link you provided which is just to a CITES list of all species. Do you have a list of those Mollusks listed on Appendix I or those for which I would require an export/import certificate?

Since I have found your website - are there people who might be interested in this collection?

Thank you,

Joyce

[Orepaul87]

Since countries handle CITES differently you would want to contact the appropriate department of the Kenyan Government for import answers.

Where is the collection located?