A fishing boat spots a school of long-finned pilot whales off the Faroe Islands in Europe. Within minutes, the small whales are herded onto the nearest shore, local islanders are signaled and a ...

For the first time animal activists have shown evidence that an open and a black market in whale meat exists on the Faroe Islands. The animal protection activists Andreas Morlok (Project Whale ...

They presented the government of the Faroe Island with a petition by their organizations named Whale and Dolphin-Forum (WDSF} and “ProWal” with almost 60.000 signatures to stop the slaughter.

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But animal activists say the practice is cruel and outdated. Source: Faroe Islands Ministry of Fisheries Whales and dolphins are highly intelligent, social creatures that live in family groups ...

including whales, dolphins and porpoises. “We continue to raise our concerns over the welfare and sustainability of dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands at every appropriate opportunity.

Another whaling company is also shipping whale meat to Iceland and to the Faroe Islands. The government is now targeting markets for fresh whale meat, which sells at higher prices than frozen; the ...

Jonathan Wylie, The Faroe Islands: Interpretations of History Forget ... grindadráp (pilot whaling) is nevertheless a big part of the Faroese national identity. The coach and members of the ...

Stationed on an island 40 miles south of the Faroe Islands’ main landmass ... 14 sailors who lost their lives on their return ...

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The whale hunters of the Faroe Islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but, when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, environmental ...