Whale hunts have been branded inhumane by activists and authorities as Icelandic report finds they suffer a long and painful death
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First account of apparent alloparental care of a long-finned pilot whale calf by a female killer whale near Snæfellsnes, in west Iceland
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Research group Whale Wise are investigating how net entanglement is affecting humpback whale populations in Iceland using drones
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Greenland ice sheet saw a sharp spike in the rate and extent of melting last week – eighteen billion tons of water in just three days
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After a four-year hiatus, Iceland's last remaining whaling company will resume its hunt this summer, much to the chagrin of tourism officials
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Scientists want to protect narwhals, but the Greenlanders who hunt them say their traditions are being ignored
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As the world experiences sea level rise, Iceland's waters are falling – and flowing to the other side of the planet
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Iceland's plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a fifteen-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – tourists
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Iceland's last remaining whaling company said it planned to hunt this summer for the first time since 2018
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Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice
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A 'blue blob' in the North Atlantic Ocean has been slowing down the melting of Iceland's glaciers, a new study suggests
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Tidal kites with a five-metre wingspan move underwater in a figure-of-eight pattern, absorbing energy from the running tide to generate electricity
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Commercial whaling may be over in Iceland – citing the pandemic, whale watching, and a lack of exports, one of the three largest whaling countries may be calling it quits
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Saint-Louis, Senegal: How the 'Venice of Africa' is losing its battle against the rising ocean
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Iceland didn't hunt any whales in 2019 – and public appetite for whale meat is fading
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Iceland accused of putting mackerel stocks at risk by increasing its catch
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The North Atlantic ocean current, which warms northern Europe, may be slowing
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Alarm over North Atlantic right whale's survival after recent deaths
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Twenty pilot whales have died stranded in mysterious circumstances on the south-western coast of Iceland
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Dozens of dead beached whales have been spotted by sightseers during a helicopter flight over western Iceland
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Five North Atlantic right whales, an estimated 1% of the remaining population, have died this month
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The plight of the North Atlantic right whale, a species with just 450 individuals left in its population, just got even worse
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