On Dec. 6, Iceland’s caretaker government announced it had issued five-year licenses to hunt fin and minke whales in Icelandic waters. It granted the fin whale hunting license to Hvalur hf., ...

Icelanders are at a point of reckoning – how to balance traditional practices with contemporary realities. Read more at ...

Photo from the Icelandic Coast Guard An entangled whale was set free off the coast of Iceland, following a daring, multi-hour rescue mission. The incident took place off Viðey — an island near ...

Bowhead whales were known to live up to 200 years, and a new study finds that southern right whales may live up to age 150 if ...

Warming ocean waters and climate change are impacting whales that travel through Southern California waters to Baja, Mexico. The changes are bringing more whales to the region, sometimes just feet ...

On Dec. 6, Iceland’s interim government announced it had issued five-year commercial whaling permits to hunt fin and minke whales. The permits, issued to domestic whaling companies Hvalur hf and ...