Officials say it was determined the owners of the Hyde Park business didn't have a DEC permit to sell the elephant products made before 1978, when the elephant was listed as an endangered species.

WSJ: 2 NY business owners charged over elephant items

Moore, who died in 1986, said he loved the site "so much that I didn't bother to go and see an alternative site in Hyde Park".

BBC: Henry Moore House of Lords piece to be restored

Moore, who died in 1986, said he loved the site where the sculpture was placed "so much that I didn't bother to go and see an alternative site in Hyde Park".

BBC: Henry Moore's House of Lords artwork restoration begins