Elyssia Phillips, a British woman from Lewes, and her close friend Anahita Babaei, who is Iranian, had been campaigning ...

After a four-year hiatus, Iceland’s last remaining whaling company, Hvalur hf., will resume its hunt this summer, much to the chagrin of tourism officials. As the Covid-19 pandemic had a ...

As Iceland’s latest whaling season comes to a close, a heated debate continues over the ethics and sustainability of the country’s policy on these marine mammals. Filmmaker and activist Micah ...

As public opinion changes and consumption of whale meat declines, commercial whaling may be one step closer to a permanent end in Iceland and possibly the world. For the second year in a row ...

In light of the shocking evidence, and as global demand for whale meat falls, Iceland’s last remaining whaling business may be doomed. A ship owned by Hvalur, the last whaling company operating ...

The International Whaling Commission imposed a ban on commercial whaling in the 1980s due to dwindling stocks. Iceland left the IWC in 1992, but returned in 2002 with a reservation to the ban.

Washington, DC—Iceland will again allow fin whaling, beginning Sept. 1, but with stricter requirements, the country’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries announced today. Minister Svandis ...

a whaling company that was previously licensed to hunt minke whales. The licenses were issued by Iceland’s caretaker prime minister, who also serves as the minister of food, agriculture and ...

The whaling season in Iceland lasts from mid-June to late September, with the majority of the whale meat sold to Japan. Reuters was not immediately able to reach Hvalur hf for comment. "It's ...

LONDON — Iceland’s government said Tuesday that it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year. Animal rights ...