An undercover investigation into whale meat on sale at Iceland’s Keflavik airport has prompted the Foreign Office to issue a warning to Britons who risk breaching international law.
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) revealed recently that Iceland is openly selling whale meat packaged for export in the departure area at Keflavik airport to travellers who, if they make the purchase, are risking arrest for importing an internationally protected species.
Representatives from WDCS and AWI, who were travelling to the US, caught store staff at the airport on camera giving erroneous advice that the whale meat could be legally taken into the United States. In fact, such citizens could face arrest and prosecution under several U.S. laws for illegal wildlife trade. Travellers returning with whale meat to the UK, European Union or many other nations that comply with a ban on international trade in whale products would face similar...