The Iceland government suspended whale hunting for the rest of the summer on Tuesday, following a report that found the practice contravenes the country's animal welfare standards. “I have taken ...

According to the BBC, Iceland is implementing new rules allowing whale hunting until 2029. Under the issued permit, during one hunting season, which runs from June to September, 209 fin whales and ...

A newborn orca discovered east of Victoria near the San Juan Islands has been identified as a descendant of one of the last ...

Around two million tourists head to Iceland each year. However, most of them base their travels in and around the capital, Reykjavík. To find out what else Iceland has to offer, Roma Wells heads ...

Whaling in Iceland presents a significant threat to the country’s highly profitable and popular whale watching industry. Asbjörn Björgvinsson, chairman of the Icelandic Whale Watching Association and ...