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Faroe-Islands

Environment 4 years ago

Faroe Islands mass dolphin slaughter casts shadow over tradition

The hunt always sparks fierce criticism abroad, but never so much as last week when a particularly bountiful catch saw 1,428 dolphins massacred in one day, raising questions on the island itself about a practice that activists have long deemed cruel.

Environment 5 years ago

Faroes whaling season opens despite virus cases

After it appeared the coronavirus might prevent it from going ahead, and against a backdrop of outrage from environmentalists, the Faroe Islands' whaling tradition began this week with the killing of some 300 mammals.