Just ten years ago, the main storehouse (center) of what was once the largest whaling station Grytviken was a historic accumulation of corrugated sheets and iron and closed to visitors due to the risk of collapse. But thanks to five years of restoration work, the...
Beluga numbers had declined in some regions of Arctic Canada, prompting federal authorities to impose hunting bans. However, according to representatives of local wildlife management organizations, these were decided without prior consultation with the population and...
Despite strong opposition from the population and the international community, Icelandic company Hvalur hf. wants to resume whaling. Up to 209 fin whales may be killed per year. Photo: Jean Bazard via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) There is one company in Iceland...
In the 1930s, more than 30,000 whales were killed and processed worldwide each year. By 1960, the number of marine mammals killed increased to about 40,000 per year. As a result, many whale species were on the verge of extinction. (Photo: Cor Gransbergen) We always...
Blue whales are still the largest whales on earth, despite extensive hunting. But before the hunt, the animals could reach up to 30 meters in size and weigh 140 tons, today still up to 27 meters. A total of four subspecies of blue whales are known, two of them in...
