Acting swiftly on confidential intelligence, a forest team led by senior officials laid a trap and recovered 2 kg of ...

A suspect has been arrested by Divulapitiya Police while in possession of a large stock of ‘Ambergris’, estimated to be worth ...

The seized quantity of ambergris weighed 2.976 kg, with an estimated international value of Rs 2.98 crore. “Two mobile phones ...

Ambergris has been used by humans for centuries. Fossilised evidence of the substance dates back 1.75 million years, and it is likely that humans have been using it for more than 1,000 years.

Because ambergris is a whale product, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act regulates its possession, movement and sale. A clean-up effort ...

Ambergris, also known as ‘whale vomit’ is a solid, waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, highly ...

Ambergris can be found pretty much anywhere with a coastline, including Scotland. The substance can spend many months floating in the sea so, depending on the ocean currents, a fortune could wash ...

Ambergris found by a dog walker on an Anglesey beach has sold at auction for £11,000. The 1.1kg (2.4lb) chunk of whale vomit, known as ambergris and used mainly in perfume, sold to a phone bidder ...

In a recent discovery on the shores of the isle of La Palma of the Canary Islands, experts found ‘floating gold’ in a dead ...

Ambergris has been a puzzle and treasure to the world for centuries. It is mentioned in the Arabian Nights Tales. Medieval Europeans used it in cosmetics, medicines, love potions.

Ambergris sells for roughly $20 a gram, gold for $30. It has been used as a cure for pestilence, and, according to 10th century Muslim trader Ibn Hawqal, as an aphrodisiac.