A Maine man is pleading guilty to trafficking whale and bird parts in violation of federal law. Bachkovsky pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Portland and will be sentenced at a later date. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Operation Raw Deal, which targeted the unlawful import and resale of whale teeth and bone. He pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act, which is the the oldest U.S. wildlife trafficking law. In all, the items sold included sperm whale and marine mammal teeth (both raw items and scrimshaw art pieces), blue whale and Antarctic minke whale ear bones, and a broad-winged hawk carcass.