More than 200 protected pilot whales were hacked to death with knives and sharpened hooks by fishermen who trapped them in coves on the Faroe Islands. Disturbing images show deep gouges where ...

Faroe Islands announced on Sunday that the traditional ... as “grindadrap,” Faroese hunters surround dolphins or pilot whales with a wide semi-circle of fishing boats. They drive the dolphins ...

Long-finned pilot whales have been hunted for human consumption in the Faroe Islands (a small Danish territory located between Scotland and Iceland in the North Atlantic) since the first human ...

In 2023, 897 whales and 10 dolphins were killed ... “The festival has now withdrawn its partnership with the Faroe Islands ...