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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington, DC—Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell issued a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna ...

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 ...

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 government two weeks ago ended ...

Iceland’s waters and coasts are home to some of the richest marine life in Europe, making it a dream destination for spotting whales, dolphins, and puffins. From Reykjavík’s Old Harbour to the Westman ...

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, 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 ...

Iceland will suspend hunting of fin whales until September over breaches of the country’s animal welfare rules. Fisheries’ minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said in a website statement she decided to ...