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Icelandic Ravens In Danger Due To Extensive Hunting
Around 3,000 ravens are hunted each year, which has lead to a serious decline in their numbers, reports RÚV. Ravens are hunted because of the damage they can cause to crops and other bird species due to them feeding on eggs. Unlike…
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Finally Jökulsárlón Becomes A Nature Preserve
The icy lagoon Jökulsárlón will become a protected area and turned into a nature reserve that is part of the Vatnajökull National Park, reports RÚV. Last winter, the government bought land that covers part of the lagoon and Jón Geir Pétursson, department…
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Might Shut Down Historic Site Because People Are Terrible
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources have denied The Environment Agency of Iceland’s request for funds to stop spar crystal theft from an historic mine in Helgustaðir, reports RÚV. “People are walking unchecked into the mine and taking crystals,” said…
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Fit For Print
Tourism, it need hardly be pointed out, is big business in Iceland, an industry which in the years following the crash has ballooned, with more than double the country’s population visiting last year. But while making it into the New York Times…