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, ...

Pet owners were forced to leave their animals behind when Icelandic residents evacuated a coastal town after a nearby volcano began showing signs of an impending eruption. Hundreds of earthquakes were ...

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 ...

LONDON (AP) — Commercial hunting of fin whales can resume in Iceland but with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision, the North Atlantic island nation’s government said ...

A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday.Video above: Rare sighting of largest ...

London—A formal diplomatic protest, known as a démarche, was today delivered to the Icelandic government in Reykjavik. The top-level protest registered countries’ “strong opposition” to Iceland’s ...

(Bloomberg) -- Iceland will resume the hunting of fin whales after the island’s government decided against extending a ban imposed in June. The government agreed to let the temporary ban expire on ...

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 ...