The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established in 1946 to prevent the collapse of several species that had been hunted to near extinction over the preceding centuries. In 1986, after long ...

These three countries alone are suspected of killing nearly 45,000 whales since 1986, when commercial whaling was banned.

As the global whaling moratorium turns 40, experts reflect on how the 1986 ban helped save great whales—and the threats they still face today.

To mark this year’s 40th anniversary of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) moratorium on commercial whaling, EIA and a coalition of conservation and animal welfare organisations have joined ...

Iceland plans to resume its disputed commercial fin whale hunt in June with a quota of at least 154 whales, the head of the only company that catches the giant mammals said Saturday.