Whaling chief says compromise talks to continue but no guarantee of end to killing

FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands — There are no guarantees that negotiators from pro- and anti-whaling nations will settle their dispute within a 12-month deadline they have set themselves, the new head of the International Whaling Commission said Friday.

Head of whaling commission says deadlock is damaging for oversight body

FUNCHAL, Madeira Islands — A long-standing stalemate between pro- and anti-whaling nations is threatening the credibility of the International Whaling Commission, the oversight body’s president said Thursday.

Whaling talks ponder compromise deal but breakthrough said to be no closer

LISBON, Portugal — The International Whaling Commission on Monday began discussing a possible compromise deal that would reduce the number of whales killed each year.