Down past New Orleans lies Plaquemines parish, a narrow sliver of land at the tip of Louisiana that reaches southward like a ...

On Wednesday, a rare possible sighting of a sperm whale was recorded offshore of Whidbey Island near the San Juan Islands. The sighting was submitted to the smartphone app, “Whale Alert”.

Sperm whales swimming in ocean, Mauritius ... Q: What is the size of a fin whale compared to a human? A: Fin whales can reach lengths of at least 85 feet (26 m) and weights of 80 tons, making them ...

Lauren H. DeLoach of South Carolina admitted to importing more than $18,000 worth of sperm whale parts from Australia, Latvia, Norway and Ukraine, prosecutors said. By Johnny Diaz A South Carolina ...

The Justice Department said Lauren DeLoach, 69, would instruct suppliers to label shipments as "plastic" to avoid seizure ...

A South Carolina man pleaded guilty to importing and selling sperm whale teeth and bones ... counterfeiting, and human trafficking," according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.