Iceland is one of three countries that still permits commercial whaling. The activists headed to trial this week are calling ...

Major Icelandic whaling company Hvalur has just announced that it will not hunt fin whales this summer, Mongabay reported. This announcement comes after a controversial decision by the government of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Iceland’s largest commercial whaling company, Hvalur hf., has said it will not hunt any fin whales in the summer of 2025. Hvalur hf. exports almost ...

Anti-whaling activists are targeting UK holidaymakers to Iceland, who they say are responsible for an industry that kills hundreds of the animals each year. British guests in Icelandic hotels and ...

Iceland's largest whaling company – Hvalur hf. – will not be hunting this season. This marks the second consecutive year that the company has opted out of whaling during the summer season. Although ...

Two environmental activists are facing potential prison sentences after climbing onto the mast of a whaling boat and remaining there for 33 hours during a protest in Iceland. Elyssia Phillips, a ...

In a rare moment Wednesday, the International Whaling Commission voted overwhelmingly to back whale hunting, but strictly for small subsistence hunts undertaken by some communities, mostly in the ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland Iceland intends to defy international objections and resume commercial whale hunting, the country's whaling commissioner said Friday. Stefan Asmundsson said he would tell the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON • The United States is leading an effort by a handful of antiwhaling nations to broker an agreement that would limit ...