or orcas, arrived off the port of Genoa, in northern Italy, at the start of December, and marine biologists soon identified them as originating from Iceland more than 5,200 km away. "This is the ...

The heartbreaking orca was captured in the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Iceland in 1979 when she was just two years old. She was initially taken to an aquarium in Iceland but was later ...

The Iceland government suspended whale hunting for the rest of the summer on Tuesday, following a report that found the practice contravenes the country's animal welfare standards. “I have taken ...

Orcas kept in captivity were known to suffer ... In 2003 Free Willy star Keiko died, 18 months after being released into the wild in Iceland. It's believed many animals would require intensive ...

His mother, the first captive born orca, was named Kalina and his father Kotar was captured off the coast of Iceland in 1978. When Keto was almost five, he was moved to SeaWorld San Diego before ...