No whales had been caught as of Monday afternoon. Iceland and Norway are the only nations that openly defy the International Whaling Commission's 1986 ban on hunting whales.

Iceland's government has issued a licence to hunt whales to the country's sole whaling company - a move condemned by animal welfare groups. The licence for the 2024 hunting season allows the ...

British activist facing jail in Iceland after protesting against whale hunting Brit Elyssia Phillips and her close friend Anahita Babaei remained on top of a whaling ...

Iceland temporarily suspended its whale hunt on June 20 for two months after a government-commissioned report concluded the hunt did not comply with the country's Animal Welfare Act.

Iceland suspends whale hunting until August following public outcry Iceland, Norway, and Japan are the three countries that allow the practice of whale hunting for profit.

Whale hunting is a controversial practice that is still legal in Iceland (Boris Niehaus/Hard to Port ) British activist Elyssia Phillips and her Iranian friend Anahita Babaei face potential jail ...

Iceland’s government says it has issued a license to the North Atlantic nation’s last fin whaling company to hunt and kill 128 fin whales this year.

Hvalur hf will be permitted to hunt 99 fin whales in the Greenland and West Iceland region and another 29 in the East Iceland and Faroe Islands region this year, the fisheries ministry said in a ...

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 ...

Iceland's government has issued a licence to hunt whales to the country's sole whaling company - a move condemned by animal welfare groups. The licence for the 2024 hunting season allows the ...

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 ...