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Washington, DC—Iceland will again allow fin whaling, beginning Sept. 1, but with stricter requirements, the country’s minister of food, agriculture and fisheries announced today. Minister Svandis ...

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, ...

London/Washington, DC—Conservation and animal welfare groups expressed concern today over news that Iceland’s endangered fin whale hunt will resume this summer. The Icelandic newspaper Skessuhorn ...

COPENHAGEN, June 11 (Reuters) - Iceland has issued a new licence to its sole remaining whaling company, enabling it to continue hunting this season, the government said on Tuesday, drawing a sharp ...

Iceland has decided to suspend this year’s whale hunting until the end of August over animal welfare concerns, in a move that experts predict could most likely end the controversial practice for good.

COPENHAGEN, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Iceland has suspended the operations of one of its two whaling vessels for taking too long to kill a fin whale, the authorities and the boat's owner said on Friday. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Iceland will resume the hunting of fin whales after the island’s government decided against extending a ban imposed ...

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Citing animal welfare concerns, Iceland has suspended its whale hunting season until Aug. 31. This decision follows the release of a government-commissioned independent report that found that many ...

Archaeologists uncovered a small rock animal, likely a rare children’s toy, at a Viking-age house in Seyðisfjörður, photos show. Screengrab from Fjörður Seyðisfjörður archaeological site's Facebook ...