Iceland's president urged to intervene over Europe's last whaler – conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election conservation Article 563 words 5 votes
Hvaldimir, a celebrated ‘spy’ whale, is found dead in Norway – first spotted in 2019 wearing what looked like a camera harness Article 494 words 15 votes
Iceland's government has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation's last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year conservation Article 396 words 13 votes
‘I’m a blue whale, I’m here’: researchers listen with delight to songs that hint at Antarctic resurgence Article 612 words 8 votes
Iceland fisheries minister rebuked over 2023 whaling ban – Parliamentary Ombudsman says whaling ban lacked legal footing Article 77 words 10 votes
How to stop an Icelandic whale hunt – Elissa Phillips and Anahita Babaei on chaining themselves to the crow's nests of whaling vessels for thirty-three hours Article 643 words 9 votes
Iceland allows whaling to resume – activists say that whales will still suffer agonising deaths despite new regulations and monitoring Article 879 words 23 votes
Campaign launched on Thursday to boycott the Faroe Islands over their highly controversial slaughter of pilot whales and dolphins Link 38 votes
Iceland suspends whale hunt on animal welfare concerns until the end of August, likely bringing controversial practice to historic end Link 19 votes
The Faroe Islands' annual whale hunt has begun, sparking condemnation from animal rights groups – though it remains a complex cultural issue Link 5 votes
Whale hunts have been branded inhumane by activists and authorities as Icelandic report finds they suffer a long and painful death Article 690 words, published May 9 2023 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 Article 3871 words 8 votes
Research group Whale Wise are investigating how net entanglement is affecting humpback whale populations in Iceland using drones Article 938 words 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 conservation Article 677 words 2 votes
Is Japan's whaling industry going under as demand sinks? conservation Article 956 words, published Nov 7 2017 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 Article 929 words 6 votes
Over sixty pilot whales have been butchered alive in the Faroe Islands' first whale slaughter of the season Article 811 words, published Jun 14 2022 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 conservation Article 1071 words 4 votes
Iceland's last remaining whaling company said it planned to hunt this summer for the first time since 2018 Article 349 words 5 votes
Commercial whaling in Iceland could be banned within two years, after a government minister said there was little justification for the practice Article 54 words, published Feb 4 2022 5 votes
Demand for whale meat in Norway rising after years of decline – conservationists say relaxing of regulations poses threat to welfare of minke whales conservation Article 576 words 6 votes
Sea turns blood red as more than 250 whales slaughtered in 'barbaric' hunt in Faroe Islands – environmental activist calls for boycott Article 415 words, published Jul 21 2020 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 Article 903 words, published May 1 2020 6 votes
Iceland didn't hunt any whales in 2019 – and public appetite for whale meat is fading Article 1078 words 6 votes
Twenty pilot whales have died stranded in mysterious circumstances on the south-western coast of Iceland Article 254 words 4 votes
Dozens of dead beached whales have been spotted by sightseers during a helicopter flight over western Iceland Article 190 words 9 votes
The plight of the North Atlantic right whale, a species with just 450 individuals left in its population, just got even worse Link 9 votes
Whale hunt in Faroe Islands turns sea red with blood Article 306 words, published Aug 16 2018 10 votes