Iceland will end commercial whaling by 2024 ... One of the favored targets, the fin whale — which is only second in size to the blue whale — is an endangered species. The annual quota for ...

The Iceland government suspended whale hunting for the rest of the summer on Tuesday, following a report that found the practice contravenes the country's animal welfare standards. “I have taken ...

And sightings of calves are remarkably rare, falling far below what should be expected based on pregnancy rates. For example, just 35 were documented in the Gulf of St. Lawrence over a 45-year period, ...

harbour porpoise and blue whale, and several companies offer a variety of tours to see them. The town also has thermal baths and a whale museum. One of the scenic highlights of North Iceland, this ...

Blue whales might be some of the most iconic creatures on the planet, but for all their impressive features, there’s still plenty we don’t know about them. One particularly confounding mystery ...

MR. GERRIT S. MILLER'S paper, “Some o'¦'o¦ hitherto unpublished photographs and measurements of the Blue Whale” (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., Vol. 66, pp. 1-4, Pis. i ...

like blue whales in the Southern Hemisphere, declining by 99 percent. While the moratorium remains intact today—saving countless whales—commercial and “scientific” whaling continue, with Iceland, ...

Several homes and farms in Akureyri overlook the blue Eyjafjordur fjord, the longest in Iceland and popular for whale-watching. Miami Herald File / TNS Make way for the real snowbirds coming to ...