The Navy’s attacks on Kake and Angoon led to widespread suffering. Generations later, Alaska’s Lingít people will receive a ...

The detention in Greenland of anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson pending possible extradition to Japan has turned the spotlight on the widely condemned practice of hunting whales. A 1986 ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The aging Nisshin Maru, a relic of Japan’s whaling tradition, has finally retired after playing a central role in research and commercial operations for more ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The Kangei Maru, a new whaling mother ship that will succeed the decommissioned Nisshin Maru, has been built here. A signing ceremony for its delivery was held ...

NEW BEDFORD — The city is preparing for a special weekend as Descendants of Whaling Masters, a non-profit organization, celebrates its 50th anniversary with an event called “A Whale of a ...

A fascinating, new documentary set in Mayo and Donegal is set to explore Ireland’s little known whaling past. 'Fathaigh na Farraige' (Giants of the Sea) airs on TG4 Wednesday September 18 at 9.30pm.

A court in Greenland has again extended the time in custody for a prominent anti-whaling activist as Denmark considers an extradition request from Japan. The court ruled Wednesday that Canadian ...

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson’s detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not prevented him from continuing his fight to save the animals. “If they ...

A Greenland court on Wednesday extended the detention of US-Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson, 73, in custody pending extradition to Japan over a whaling altercation. The court ruled that ...

The recent arrest in Greenland of Sea Shepherd activist Paul Watson, and his possible extradition to Japan, has raised questions about the global rules for commercial whaling – a practice ...