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  • German Tourist Causes Damage To Nature Reserve

    German Tourist Causes Damage To Nature Reserve

    German adventurer Peter Ruppert posted videos showing reckless driving with a large truck in the Icelandic countryside. The incident was discussed in the Facebook group “Ferðafrelsi” (Freedom of Travel), reports RÚV. One of the videos shows how the truck, weighing about fourteen…

  • Finally Jökulsárlón Becomes A Nature Preserve

    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…