Images of a whale hunt in the Faroe Islands 200 miles north of Scotland have sparked renewed anger from conservationists and animal activists. The pictures show dozens of whales being herded into a ...

Up to 250 pilot whales have been killed as part of an annual hunt in the Faroe Islands, prompting calls from anti-whaling activists for the barbaric practice to be stopped. Images taken by the Sea ...

The Faroe Islands' annual whale hunt has begun, sparking condemnation from animal rights groups - though it remains a complex cultural issue. This year's first pilot whale hunt took place in the North ...

More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed Sunday night in the Faroe Islands, in what local authorities said was a traditional whaling hunt. More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed ...

Thousands have signed a petition calling for Faroe to be stripped of hosting the 2027 International Island Games.

The "grindadrap", as the practice is known, has been blasted by animal rights activists as cruel and inhumane, but Faroese Fisheries Minister Hogni Hoydal insists it is "ecological" and "respectful".

Animal Planet's "Whale Wars" has championed the cause of Paul Watson's Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and collected a loyal following of viewers since its debut in 2008. The network announced ...

Tourists are flocking to the Faroe Islands, a remote archipelago in the north Atlantic. Statistics Faroe Islands reports a ...