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A protester took an unplanned trip on an Icelandic whaling vessel, as the boat set out while he was in the crow's nest.

Iceland has allowed its only remaining whaling company to continue hunting this season despite criticism from animal rights campaigners. The Nordic country issued a new whaling permit to Hvalur hf, ...

Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end. Animal ...

COPENHAGEN, June 11 (Reuters) - Iceland has issued a new licence to its sole remaining whaling company, enabling it to continue hunting this season, the government said on Tuesday, drawing a sharp ...

Washington, DC—Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell issued a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna ...

Iceland's Marine and Freshwater Research Institute has recommended that no more than 150 fin whales are caught in the 2026 season. #EuropeNews ...

COPENHAGEN, June 20 (Reuters) - Iceland's government on Tuesday said it had suspended the hunting of fin whales until Aug. 31, after a report by Iceland's Food and Veterinary Authority concluded that ...

Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson's photography makes Iceland feel almost mythical. In a previous Bored Panda feature, we shared his breathtaking landscape shots, featuring dramatic mountains, icy waterfalls, ...