The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice ...

If a ban goes ahead, it will leave just Norway and Japan as the sole countries in the world to continue commercial whaling ...

Iceland plans to introduce a bill that could ban commercial whaling, potentially leaving only Norway and Japan continuing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - The whaling ships Hvalur 9 (L) and Hvalur 8 are docked in the harbor. Animal rights activists: Icelandic whaling ...

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, ...

Iceland’s government said it was suspending this year’s whale hunt until August 31 due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end. A recent monitoring ...