Iceland’s only fin whaling company, Hvalur, just reported that it has canceled its annual summer hunt of fin whales, an endangered species. The company’s primary market for fin whale meat is Japan, but due to […]
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Greenland’s Melting Ice Is Destroying Atlantic Current
Earth has been particularly hot in 2015, as the planet has experienced its highest ever recorded surface temperatures in the first eight months of the year, dating back all the way to 1880. The National […]
Over 10,000 Icelanders Offer To House Syrian Migrants
At least 10,000 Icelanders said on Monday on Facebook they were willing to welcome Syrian immigrants into their homes after the administration said it would only let in a few. Bryndis Bjorgvinsdottir, an Icelandic professor […]
Despite International Ban, Iceland Will Slaughter 150 Rare Fin Whales For Meat
While the civilized world maintains strict bans on hunting rare and endangered wildlife, the tiny nation of Iceland stubbornly refuses to halt the centuries-old practice of killing endangered whales for food. The practice continued on […]
World Outraged As Iceland Ships 1700 Tons Of Endangered Whale Meat To Japan
The international community strongly condemned Iceland and Japan on Friday after reports emerged that an Icelandic ship loaded with 1,700 tons of whale meat left for Japan on Thursday. The move prompted outrage from environmental […]