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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Hvaldmir rose to fame in April 2019 when he was found in Norwegian waters with a camera strapped to his body, prompting claims he could be a spy of sorts. Hvaldimir: Seeking sanctuary for whale dubbed ...