On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Daniel C. <dcrookston@gmail.com> wrote:
On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 11:21 PM, Jonathan Cline <jncline@gmail.com> wrote:How can this possibly be controversial? It's picked up from the shore
> "The use of ambergris in the fragrance industry has been controversial,"
> says Bohlmann, who is a professor of Botany and Forest Sciences. "First of
> all, it's an animal byproduct and the use of such in cosmetics has been
> problematic, not to mention it comes from the sperm whale, an endangered
> species."
and found floating in the ocean. Whales aren't harmed in any way
From superficial reading regarding the history of this substance: recent history shows the significant slaughter of whales only to find this substance. So I would guess it is similarly controversial to ivory for those who like elephants, etc. I doubt everyone in search of this substance waits to randomly find it floating in the ocean and there is probably a more active stance in play, i.e. buy a very large harpoon.
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