Maine man Sergey Bachkovsky has pleaded guilty to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of federal wildlife laws.

A central Maine man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a bizarre crime: trafficking the remains of rare animals from eastern Europe.

Federal prosecutors say a Maine man has admitted to illegally selling the body parts of animals in violation of the oldest ...

Sergey Bachkovsky violated the Lacey Act when he made multiple sales to an undercover U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent in 2023 and 2024, according to court documents.

The waters of the West Coast are falling silent. Somewhere deep in the Pacific, off the sunset-lit cliffs of Big Sur and the fog-wrapped bluffs of Mendocino, the largest animal ever known to live on ...