On Dec. 6, Iceland’s caretaker government announced it had issued five-year licenses to hunt fin and minke whales in Icelandic waters. It granted the fin whale hunting license to Hvalur hf., ...

Mr Fridrik Armann Gudmundsson, the owner of Saelkerafelagid, said his store is one of only 10 remaining in Iceland that sell whale meat, and probably the only one in Iceland’s capital Reykjavík ...

Iceland has issued a new five-year license to hunt hundreds of whales in their waters each year, boldly reaffirming its controversial stance on whaling. The Icelandic Ministry of Food and ...

Around two million tourists head to Iceland each year. However, most of them base their travels in and around the capital, ...

The Icelandic Coast Guard rescued an entangled whale during a six-hour operation, photos show. Photo from the Icelandic Coast ...

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 ...

Photo from the Icelandic Coast Guard An entangled whale was set free off the coast of Iceland, following a daring, multi-hour rescue mission. The incident took place off Viðey — an island near ...

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the humpback whale population has recovered extensively over the past half a century.