Fine leather goods
The alligator is found predominently in the south eastern states of America, it was originally considered an endangered species, but since the 1970s sustainable use conservation has rendered this reptile species to abundance.
Since the Washington Convention of 1973 CITES - Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Flaura and Fauna, export and import of alligator skins is legal under certain restrictions, The alligator Alligator Mississippiensis has large wild populations and breeding farms are well developed.
There are now more than 2 million wild alligators and another quarter million on farms, the farm production is approximately 300 000 skins a year, while the Wild skin quota is around 30 000 skins.
Roggwiller Group, Exotic leather tanneries - Alligator, Crocodile, Lizard, etc
Quotas are defined by the Fish & Wildlife organizationsThe BELLY corresponds to the smooth ventral scales of the alligator, 99% of skins correspond to a BELLY cut.
The skins are cut along the dorsal scales, the belly is in the centre of the skin with flancs to the side, the shape of an alligator skin is elongated, ventral scales are large and irregular contrasting with flanc scales, small and roundish.
The general aspect gives a modern design to the skin, hornback skins are rough dorsal skins obtained by skinning animals beginning from an incision made along the midventral line, hornback hides are usually skinned from relatively small specimens since the heavily ossified dorsal scales od adult make the skin stiff and limits its use of leather.
These hides are often used for shoes and western style boots, the ROGGWILLER group commercializes several crocodile species in accordance with CITES reglementation on imports and exports of exotic skins.
tannery
louisiana
International group specialized in the exotic leather trade such as alligator, crocodile, lizard, shark, stingray, ostrich and snake
