1+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1563+ words) The commercial whaling industry in Iceland stands at a critical operational and legislative crossroads. While public debates often frame the issue around cultural preservation, a financial and historical analysis reveals a highly consolidated corporate operation undergoing severe market degradation. As…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago  (347+ words) The Icelandic government has expanded the protected nature reserve at Grótta on Seltjarnarnes, extending conservation measures to include Seltjörn lagoon in a move aimed at strengthening protection for one of the Capital Region’s most important coastal bird habitats. The revised…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (905+ words) This column is part of ‘Notes From a Cold Country’, a series in which Iceland Review’s Editor shares observations from a decade of living in Iceland. Well, once again, whaling is the talk of the town here in Iceland. Aside…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (223+ words) More Icelanders oppose fin whale hunting than support it, although a sizeable proportion remain undecided, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by the Iceland Nature Conservation Association. The findings point to clear generational and gender divides, with younger people…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (211+ words) A couple was arrested near Seyðisfjörður yesterday after customs and police discovered approximately 100 wild bird eggs and five live young birds hidden in their vehicle during a routine search. As reported by Vísir, the arrest followed a search aboard the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (453+ words) Iceland has made good progress towards international biodiversity targets on land but remains far from meeting equivalent goals for marine protection, according to a biologist at the Icelandic Museum of Natural History. RÚV reports that, in 2022, the United Nations adopted…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (236+ words) The population of Arctic foxes in Iceland has fallen significantly over the past decade, according to a new conservation assessment by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History. As reported by RÚV, researchers estimate that the fox population declined from around…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (208+ words) An environmental organisation has urged the Icelandic government to suspend whaling operations until the country’s legal obligations are clarified, mbl.is reports. In a letter to the Minister of Industries, Hanna Katrín Friðriksson, the group Friends of the Whales called…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (204+ words) Iceland’s commercial whaling sector has not operated for two consecutive summers, raising questions about its long-term viability as international demand for whale products declines. In a recent Facebook post, activist Paul Watson, founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, said…...