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, ...

LONDON (AP) — Commercial hunting of fin whales can resume in Iceland but with stricter requirements on hunting methods and increased supervision, the North Atlantic island nation’s government said ...

Fin whales can be a beautiful sight in the ocean, but unfortunately, they face many threats, one of which is humans. According to Echo Watch, Iceland has given a whaling license to kill fin whales in ...

In this best things to do in Iceland travel guide we show you all around this Arctic island of Fire and Ice. We show you 35 ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes Iceland’s decision Monday to stop fin whale hunting until August 31, 2023. Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Iceland’s minister of food, agriculture and ...

The answer is "yes," there is one country without mosquitoes: Iceland. While its neighbors — including Norway, Scotland and Greenland — are home to multiple mosquito species, Iceland remains ...

A rare toy dating to the Viking Age was found during an archaeological excavation in Iceland. Even though the time period the toy comes from is known by researchers, the animal the figure represents ...

The journey kicks off in Iceland with sleepless excitement, frantic gear prep, and an unforgettable day of fishing where massive brown trout erupt from the water. It’s a raw, cinematic glimpse into ...

Iceland residents anxiously wait in anticipation of a volcanic eruption after officials recorded more than an estimated 1,700 tremors within the past 24 hours. The Icelandic Met Office (IMO) said on ...

Washington, DC—Today, Japan and Iceland decided to allow each country’s last remaining whale companies to hunt fin whales, the second largest animal on the planet. Adopting the recommendations of a ...

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 ...