Ambergris is a valuable and rare substance used in the perfume industry. Ambrein, an odourless alcohol, is extracted from ambergris and used to make a perfume’s scent last longer. It is produced by ...

A huge bounty of ambergris—often called "whale vomit"—that was seized from smugglers in India has been found to be worth several million dollars. Local authorities acquired the smuggled ambergris near ...

Forest department officials and wildlife conservationists are miffed with the police department for putting the value of ambergris (commonly known among wildlife poachers/smugglers as floating gold or ...

Ambergris is a wax-like substance that has long held value in the perfume industry thanks to its valor as a fixative. (That is, as an ingredient that enhances a given scent’s shelf life.) Enhancing ...

In 2021, five ambergris seizure cases were reported in Kerala. The DNA test results of only two of those cases are currently available and they were negative. KOCHI: Of late, Kerala has reported ...

The odd, enduring appeal of a scarce commodity few people use and no one really needs Text by Mark Wilding, Illustrations by Aurélie Beatley, Hakai In a sparsely furnished office building in the ...

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