The discovery led to an investigation by Norway's domestic intelligence agency, which later said that the whale was likely to have been trained by the Russian army as he seemed accustomed to humans.

Norway has hunted whales in its own waters for centuries, but key technological advances, such as the exploding harpoon cannon, developed by its whalers in the 19 th century, enabled the expansion of ...

Sebastian Strand, who worked to protect the 14 foot-long whale, known as Hvaldimir, said he found the dead mammal floating ...

Gliding stealthily through Norway’s frigid Arctic waters ... with one of the most fearsome sea predators — killer whales. Gliding stealthily through Norway’s frigid Arctic waters, world ...

A Beluga whale whose strange harness sparked suspicions it was trained by Russia for spying purposes has been found dead in Norway, according to an NGO which tracks his movements. Nicknamed ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Hvaldimir first appeared off Norway's coast in 2019. [AFP] A Beluga whale whose strange ...

Whales were hunted to the edge of extinction in the 20th century. Today there is a ban on whaling much to the dissapointment of Japan and Norway. Today, whales are hunted using sophisticated ...

About 80,000 pounds of illegally imported whale meat was found in dog food in Finland, officials said. The meat — sourced from minke whales, a protected species — was shipped from Norway in 2022 and ...

Finnish customs officials have investigated illegal imports of minke whale meat, a prohibited item, from Norway. In 2022, about 36,000 kilograms (79,366 pounds) of whale meat were imported to ...

Many members of the international community consider whale-hunting a barbaric practice that should have been banned decades ago.  But some countries have ...