More than nice pocket money for the Faroese.” Ortmueller of WDSF argues through experience that today’s whale hunt in the Faroe Islands is nothing but entertainment following an old tradition ...
As soon as pilot whales are sighted in the waters off the Faroe Islands the hunting frenzy takes hold of the about 48.000 inhabitants. Boats are launched and pods of whales are herded into the ...
Up to 250 pilot whales have been killed as part of an annual hunt in the Faroe Islands, prompting calls from anti-whaling activists for the barbaric practice to be stopped. Images taken by the Sea ...
The Faroe Islands is an archipelago tucked between ... Fishing is the main industry. Controversial whale hunting, known as the grindadrap, is practised. It is also famous for puffin colonies ...
How far will he go for the truth? When a body is found during a whale hunt, a journalist searches for answers. Nordic noir from the rugged, remote Faroe Islands.