Animal rights groups questioned the report’s conclusion that there were no human-caused injuries, and they called for further ...

The tame beluga had been nicknamed "Hvaldimir," combining the Norwegian word for whale - hval - and the first name of ...

Authorities say a beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, ...

A beluga whale found dead in Norway in August, suspected by some of being a Russian spy, probably died of an infection and ...

Animal rights organisations NOAH and One Whale had claimed that Hvaldimir was shot and subsequently filed a police report. In ...

Following the discovery of Hvaldimir's body, organizations like OneWhale and NOAH raised alarms after noting circular holes in the whale’s carcass, which they believed indicated gunshot wounds. This ...

Hvaldimir, a white beluga whale thought to have been used as a Russian spy, was found dead last weekend under what animal rights organisations say were suspicious circumstances in Norway near ...

Norway and Russia share a maritime border in the Arctic, leading to jokes the whale was a Russian spy. It was called Hvaldimir - a combination of the Norwegian word for whale and the first name of ...

Hvaldimir: Seeking sanctuary for whale dubbed a Russian spy The whale’s body was found floating at sea near the town of Risavika, on Norway's south-western coast. Norwegian police opened an ...

There's no evidence that a well-known beluga whale that lived off Norway's coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy was shot to death last month as claimed by animal rights ...

A beloved whale thought to have been trained as a “spy” by Russia and found dead ... a pun on the Norwegian word for whale, "hval," and Russian President Vladimir Putin's first name.

Norway and Russia share a maritime border in the Arctic, leading to jokes that the whale was a Russian spy. Norwegian police had opened an investigation into the death of the animal after two ...