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 ...
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.
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 ...
But animal activists say the practice is cruel and outdated.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 ...
Controversial whale hunting, known as the grindadrap ... Regent (regent-holidays.co.uk) offers tailored trips to the Faroe Islands including a five-day visit with stops in Torshavn, the Northern ...
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 ...