On Dec. 6, Iceland’s caretaker government announced it had issued five-year licenses to hunt fin and minke whales in ...

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 devastating ...

FILE PHOTO: A man stands near a finwhale being towed to a port in Reykjavik OSLO (Reuters) - Iceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with ...

Iceland imposed a temporary ban on the hunting of fin whales in June. The country recently resumed hunting of fin whales, but with increased supervision and requirements on hunting methods. Rights ...

Robyn White is a Newsweek Nature Reporter based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on wildlife, science and the environment. Robyn joined Newsweek in 2022 having previously worked at environmental ...

OSLO, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Iceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but with new guidelines aimed at killing them as quickly as possible to reduce ...