Whale meat was a staple source of protein in Japan during food shortages after World War II. Japan left the International Whaling Commission in 2019 after previously only hunting whales under a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(FILES) Police in Greenland arrested prominent anti-whaling environmentalist Paul Watson in July, under an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Photo: PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP Anti-whaling ...

Following the arrest of anti-whaling activist, Captain Paul Watson, Nottingham Law School PhD researcher, Laurence Teillet, argues that authorities must reject the criminalisation of activism. These ...

An Isle of Wight pub has been forced to temporarily close its doors due to roof repairs, but, plans to reopen soon. Wootton’s The Sloop Inn made the initial announcement from its social media account ...

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Twenty-four hours after she had sailed bravely from New Bedford on what was to be her “last voyage,” the staunch old bark, Wanderer, last of New Bedford’s once glorious fleet of square-rigged whaling ...

PARIS, Aug 24 — 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 ...

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 ...