The majority of members on Iceland’s working group on the protection of sea birds have controversially decided that complete protection of five species is the only way to strengthen their numbers. Read the full story
Posted on 06 January 2012.
The majority of members on Iceland’s working group on the protection of sea birds have controversially decided that complete protection of five species is the only way to strengthen their numbers. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 November 2011.
There are calls to ban all puffin hunting in Iceland next year in the face of the continuing decline in puffin numbers around the country. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 October 2011.
Iceland’s annual ptarmigan hunting season begins today; despite diminishing numbers of the grouse-like bird. Read the full story
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Posted on 04 October 2011.
Hunting in Sweden appears more popular than ever, with 10,000 new hunters applying for a licence this year. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 September 2011.
Hunting of Iceland’s favourite Christmas table bird, the ptarmigan, could be banned outright following a warning from The Icelandic Institute of Natural History. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 July 2010.
The bragging of two Danish fishermen about the size of their catch can finally be confirmed, as they scoop the world record for the biggest shark hooked on a rod. Weighing in at 880 kilos and measuring four metres and 10 cm, the Somniosus microcephalus, also known as the Eqalussuaq or Greenland shark, was landed in Norway’s Bokna Fjord. The catch broke the previous record of a 775-kilo beast caught on a fishing rod. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 December 2009.
Ptarmigan hunting in Iceland went very well during the season which has just finished – perhaps a little too well for some hunters. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 November 2009.
Greenland and Canada have agreed to work together to co-manage their joint polar bear population. Read the full story
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Posted on 28 July 2009.
The European Union has placed a “seal ban” which prohibits the import of seal products into the EU market. This greatly affects nations that have high Inuit populations which often rely on the seal trade. The Inuit nations call this act by the EU unjustified and cynical, according to SivuNews. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 May 2009.
The European Parliament has passed a measure banning the import of all products made from seals into its 27 member countries. Special exceptions are allowed for products exported from traditional Inuit hunters in Greenland and Canada. Read the full story
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Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
Workplace drug tests increase tenfold
Mythical Icelandic monster captured on film?
Explore Vatnajökull and Jökulsárlón in Iceland with Glacier Lagoon tour
Ocean turbine designer: “Iceland could up its energy production twentyfold”
