Gunnar Freyr Gunnarsson’s photography makes Iceland feel almost mythical. In a previous Bored Panda feature, we shared his ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pet owners were forced to leave their animals behind when Icelandic ...

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 ...

Washington, DC—As celebrations begin for “A Taste of Iceland” in the nation’s capital this week, Animal Welfare Institute, Humane Society International and The Humane Society of the United States do ...

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.

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 ...

COPENHAGEN, June 20 (Reuters) - Iceland's government on Tuesday said it had suspended the hunting of fin whales until Aug. 31, after a report by Iceland's Food and Veterinary Authority concluded that ...

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 ...