Svandís Svavarsdóttir, the Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries, has decided to temporarily halt the hunting of fin whales until August 31. The decision follows on the heels of a report...

Norwegian authorities have killed a walrus that was drawing large numbers of human onlookers. They said it was necessary because people had failed to heed warnings that their safety could be in...

Opposition to whaling is on the rise in Iceland with a majority now in favour of dropping the practice, a fresh public opinion poll showed ahead of a possible government ban.

Icelandic musician Björk will participate in an anti-whaling protest in Reykjavík on Saturday, June 3. The organisers of the event are urging the Icelandic government to put a stop to whaling...

As great white sharks make their way back north to Cape Cod, shark researchers have released “shocking” results from a 2-year drone study — showing that sharks came very close to …

The grindadráp or grind, as it’s usually called, is a hunting method created by the Vikings over 1,000 years ago, which the Faroese have preserved as a part of their culture. This archaic tradition...

Vigils are planned to honor the memory of the whale who was captive for 53 years as her death ripples across the country

The winning auction bid for the enormous tuna was more than double the price fetched five years ago

GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: The fishermn resumed its controversial hunt in May, once again sparking outrage from animal rights defenders who described it as an 'ecocide'.

Svandís Svavarsdóttir matvælaráðherra hefur ákveðið að stöðva veiðar á langreyðum í sumar. Til stóð að hefja hvalveiðar á morgun en nú er ljóst að það verður ekki gert fyrr en 1. september, í fyrsta...

The grindadráp or grind, as it’s usually called, is a hunting method created by the Vikings over 1,000 years ago, which the Faroese have preserved as a part of their culture. This archaic tradition...

The grindadráp or grind, as it’s usually called, is a hunting method created by the Vikings over 1,000 years ago, which the Faroese have preserved as a part of their culture. This archaic tradition...

Decision comes after a government report found the hunt does not comply with Iceland’s Animal Welfare Act

The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030

The grindadráp or grind, as it’s usually called, is a hunting method created by the Vikings over 1,000 years ago, which the Faroese have preserved as a part of their culture. This archaic tradition...

351,584 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?

The authority says it is working to remove the netting after it was condemned by conservationists. | ITV National News

Warning comes as destruction of nature increasingly seen as key driver of zoonotic diseases

A year-long study finds the animals are back in the Seychelles where they were hunted in the 1960s.

– Beslutning om avliving ble tatt etter helhetsvurdering der vi kom frem til at menneskers liv og helse kunne komme i fare, sier fiskeridirektør Frank Bakke-Jensen.

In February, the Seaquarium announced its plans to release the killer whale back into the ocean

The whaling company Hvalur has filed a claim against the Icelandic state over its decision to temporarily halt whaling last year.

Hell-bent on revenge after being hit by boat, an orca named Gladis is now teaching others to attack, researchers believe

A video emerged of the occupants of a sailing boat shooting at a group of them off Tarifa in the Gibraltar Strait as they surrounded the vessel and appeared to interact with it.

A video has emerged of the occupants of a sailing boat shooting at a group of whales in Tarifa in the Gibraltar Strait as they surrounded the boat and appeared to interact with it, intimidating the...

End shark tournaments

Lolita, Tokitae or Toki, the whale held and performing at the Miami Seaquarium since 1970, has died only months before she would be released to her home waters back in the ocean

A 350-pound Warsaw Grouper thought to be 50-years-old was caught off the coast of southwest Florida on December 29. Researchers say this is the oldest fish collected for their ageing program.

Environmental scientists have warned the practice could be devastating for marine life.

The occupants of a sailboat caught on video firing some sort of projectiles at a pod of killer whales have been denounced by an animal rights group.

THE Chief Minister will write to the government of the Faroe Islands to condemn the annual practice of slaughtering of thousands of sea mammals, following a […]

The grindadráp or grind, as it’s usually called, is a hunting method created by the Vikings over 1,000 years ago, which the Faroese have preserved as a part of their culture. This archaic tradition...

Stop the hunt of dolphins and small whales

Video footage shows dolphins being herded towards their deaths as boats surround the terrified animals while they thrash helplessly against spears and knives.

It is a nightmare scenario which is widely feared but less likely to occur than being struck by lightning.

The pod of about a dozen killer whales were first spotted stranded on Monday north of Hokkaido.