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 ...

Morlok of ProWal argues that slaughtering whales nowadays is unnecessary since it has nothing to do with old traditions: “there are plenty of groceries to be had on the Faroe Islands ...

But animal activists say the practice is cruel and outdated.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 ...

including whales, dolphins and porpoises. “We continue to raise our concerns over the welfare and sustainability of dolphin hunts in the Faroe Islands at every appropriate opportunity.

BBC Radio 3 at 4pm on 25, 26 and 27 December. Listen on BBC Sounds until January. In episode one of Faroe Islands Sound Walk, we journey through the dramatic landscape of the north-eastern island ...