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Iceland's approval of killing vulnerable fin whales draws fierce criticism from animal rights group: 'No way to kill a whale at sea without inflicting unthinkable cruelty'
According to Echo Watch, Iceland has given a whaling license to ... fin whales listed as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species. Japan is also giving out whaling licenses, and most ...
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Iceland grants whale hunting permit despite animal welfare concerns
Iceland's government has issued a licence to hunt whales to the country's sole whaling company - a move condemned by animal welfare groups. The licence for the 2024 hunting season allows the ...
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Iceland Ices Fin Whaling Another Year
In March, Iceland’s fisheries minister indicated to the nation’s parliament that it cannot provide data on times to death in the minke whale hunt, a serious failure to ensure that animal welfare ...
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Icelandic Whaling
Update: No commercial whaling for fin whales—a threatened species—occurred in Iceland in 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2022, the Hvalur whaling company resumed activities, and 148 fin whales were killed.