The Faroe Islands' annual whale hunt has begun, sparking condemnation from animal rights groups – though it remains a complex cultural issue
5
votes
Showing only topics with the tag "whales".
Back to normal view
-
-
Whale hunts have been branded inhumane by activists and authorities as Icelandic report finds they suffer a long and painful death
12 votes -
First account of apparent alloparental care of a long-finned pilot whale calf by a female killer whale near Snæfellsnes, in west Iceland
8 votes -
Research group Whale Wise are investigating how net entanglement is affecting humpback whale populations in Iceland using drones
3 votes -
OneWhale charity aims to establish first open water safe haven in a reserve for whales, including a Russian beluga that went viral on YouTube
2 votes -
Is Japan's whaling industry going under as demand sinks?
5 votes -
After a four-year hiatus, Iceland's last remaining whaling company will resume its hunt this summer, much to the chagrin of tourism officials
6 votes -
Over sixty pilot whales have been butchered alive in the Faroe Islands' first whale slaughter of the season
2 votes -
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
4 votes -
Iceland's last remaining whaling company said it planned to hunt this summer for the first time since 2018
5 votes -
Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice
5 votes -
The enormous hole that whaling left behind
9 votes -
Demand for whale meat in Norway rising after years of decline – conservationists say relaxing of regulations poses threat to welfare of minke whales
6 votes -
Sea turns blood red as more than 250 whales slaughtered in 'barbaric' hunt in Faroe Islands – environmental activist calls for boycott
14 votes -
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
6 votes -
Iceland didn't hunt any whales in 2019 – and public appetite for whale meat is fading
6 votes -
Alarm over North Atlantic right whale's survival after recent deaths
5 votes -
Twenty pilot whales have died stranded in mysterious circumstances on the south-western coast of Iceland
4 votes -
Dozens of dead beached whales have been spotted by sightseers during a helicopter flight over western Iceland
9 votes -
Japan resumed commercial whaling after thirty-one years. New photos show what that looks like
7 votes -
Five North Atlantic right whales, an estimated 1% of the remaining population, have died this month
12 votes -
The plight of the North Atlantic right whale, a species with just 450 individuals left in its population, just got even worse
9 votes -
Japan launches bid to end ban on commercial whaling
8 votes -
Whale hunt in Faroe Islands turns sea red with blood
10 votes