After the slaughter of 78 pilot whales on July 7, The Modern Day Pirate for the Oceans and his crew responded to another hunt, with Faroese authorities attempting to intimidate and block the John Paul ...

TORSHAVN – Just days after a pilot whale hunt took place near Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, the remnants of the event had already faded — but debate over the centuries-old tradition ...

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".

A militant conservation group claimed Wednesday that up to 50 pilot whales have been killed in the first traditional whale hunt of the year in the Faroe Islands, but authorities there defended the ...

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 ...