Whale Whaling and the consumption of whale meat have been an integral part of human subsistence globally for thousands of years. Though early colonists never really adopted the habit of eating whale ...

Anti-whaling activists are targeting UK holidaymakers to Iceland, who they say are responsible for an industry that kills hundreds of the animals each year. British guests in Icelandic hotels and ...

TOKYO — Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilo at auction Thursday, as officials try to keep the ...

If you are lucky enough to be obsessed with something, you might find yourself willing to go the distance, even if this goes against your core principles or those of the people around you. For me, ...

DOWNTOWN — Banned meat from whales killed as part of Japan’s controversial “scientific” hunt was served at The Hump and an upscale sushi restaurant in Seoul, South Korean, according to a DNA analysis ...

Campaigners Wednesday welcomed the launch of a body promoting whale and dolphin watching in Japan, which they said could help the country move away from its controversial slaughter of the mammals.