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For the second year in a row, the whaling season has not taken place in Iceland, and there is every likelihood this abhorrent practice may be consigned to the past.

Strangely, here is one of the reasons as to why it no longer happens.

#Iceland’s second largest #whaling company, IP-Utgerd, ceased operations in 2020, citing declining profits and demand for whale meat facilitated by the #COVID-19 pandemic

Possibly Covid's only benefit?

“We decided to play because we wanted to see the Icelandic flag at the World Championship, and not the Israeli one.”

The Iceland women’s national handball team has issued a statement encouraging Icelandic sports authorities to bar Israeli teams from participating in international tournaments.

grapevine.is/news/2025/04/14/n

“We decided to play because we wanted to see the Icelandic flag at the World Championship, and not the Israeli one.”

The Iceland women’s national handball team has issued a statement encouraging Icelandic sports authorities to bar Israeli teams from participating in international tournaments.

#Iceland #Sports #Handball #BanIsraeliTeams #Genocide #Gaza #FreePalestine #Israel
grapevine.is/news/2025/04/14/n

“Mr and Mrs Eurasian Wigeon”
We were pleased to be able to to some bird watching when we were in Iceland, as we weren’t expecting too much since it was winter. Here I photographed a pair of eurasian wigeons (male on the right, female on the left) in Reykjavik.
#iceland #icelandphotography #reykjavík #icelandbirding #birding #birdingphotography #birder #wildlife #icelandwildlife #icelandbirds #Nature #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotographer #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #EarthFocus #photographer