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, ...

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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, ...

Reykjavic, Iceland—Conservation and animal protection organizations are horrified at the slaughter today of an endangered fin whale by Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf in defiance of the ...

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 in ...

One of Iceland's richest men has hit back against claims his whaling company illegally killed a protected blue whale. "We have never caught a blue whale in our waters since they were protected," ...

Ishinomaki, Japan—Conservation and animal protection organizations are calling on the Japanese government to prove that a shipment of Icelandic whale products that arrived in Ishinomaki, Japan, ...