Myra Reece is a career environmental official in South Carolina who was named director of the new Department of Environmental Services. She had not been confirmed by the S.C. Senate as of April 14 ...

Lauren H. Deloach, 69, of Saint Helena Island, admitted to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from Australia, Latvia, Norway and Ukraine through the course of three years. According to records ...

By Johnny Diaz A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Thursday to importing sperm whale teeth and bones from four countries and selling them in the United States, federal prosecutors said.

Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales in the world, reaching 45 tons and living for decades. Their populations were imperiled by historic whaling practices and they are still considered rare ...

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to importing and selling sperm whale teeth and bones, a violation of federal wildlife laws, the Justice Department announced. Lauren H. DeLoach, 69, of Saint ...

At the center of the case: dozens of shipments containing whale teeth and bones — smuggled into the U.S. from countries like Australia, Latvia, Norway, and Ukraine. Court documents say DeLoach ...

Fish, sharks, rays, mammals, whales, seals, and almost anything else. Teeth Baleen whale. Toothed whale. Distribution Nearly everywhere except far northern waters. Worldwide in arctic and tropical ...

Ivory is sourced from whale teeth, which humpback whales lack. One theory suggests whale teeth were brought from Polynesia during early voyages or collected on the rare occasion that a toothed ...