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Whale hunting returns to Iceland despite hopes ban would last forever
The Independent UK via AOL· 9 months agoWhale hunting is set to return in Iceland despite hopes the temporary ban would remain. Iceland‘s...
Iceland resumes fin whale hunting, but killing needs to be faster
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoIceland's government said on Thursday it will resume hunting fin whales after a two-month halt, but...
Iceland suspends annual whale hunt due to ‘animal welfare concerns’ – and may never bring it back
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoIceland has decided to suspend this year’s whale hunting until the end of August over animal welfare...
Iceland suspends fin whale hunting over animal rights concerns
Reuters via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCOPENHAGEN (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 ...
Iceland says commercial whaling can resume after temporary ban
AP Finance via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoCommercial hunting of fin whales can resume in Iceland but with stricter requirements on hunting...
Iceland Resumes Whaling After Temporary Animal-Welfare Ban Runs Out
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 9 months ago(Bloomberg) -- Iceland will resume the hunting of fin whales after the island’s government decided...
Cruise Ship Passengers Witness Dozens of Whales Being Killed
Parade via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSeveral Ambassador Cruise Lines passengers recently witnessed a disturbing sight: Dozens of whales...
Locals throw baby puffins off clifftops on a remote island in Iceland to help the stray birds take...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA child throws a puffin off a cliff in Iceland.Eric Chretien/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images Iceland's...
The Soviet Union once hunted endangered whales to the brink of extinction – but its scientists...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSoviet whalers manning mechanized harpoons in 1960. Marka/Universal Images Group via Getty...
Sea creature spotted ‘surfing the waves’ in ‘special’ encounter off Iceland, photo shows
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoConservationists got a “special” treat when they spotted a familiar sea creature near the coast of...