Organization:Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds
The Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds (or the Fuglavernd) was established in 1963 and is the main amateur or non-governmental organisation in Iceland whose policy is the conservation of birds and their habitats and the spreading of knowledge of the same.[1][2]
Björn Guðbrandsson
For many years Dr Björn Guðbrandsson (1917–2006) was the society's main driving force.[3]
Early years
For its first 30 years it was principally concerned with saving the Icelandic white-tailed eagle population from extinction. And it was thanks to the efforts of the society that it did not become extinct in the 1960s.[1][3]
Species for special attention
In more recent times in addition to the society has argued for banning the hunting of the rock ptarmigan and the Greenland white-fronted goose. These bans have been effected.[3]
Habitat protection
The society has identified and campaigned for the conservation and protection of some important areas and has even helped establish a reserve east of the Ölfusá River, and north of Eyrarbakki, the Flói Nature Reserve (in cooperation with the Árborg community).[3][1]
International connections
The Fuglavernd is the Icelandic designated partner of BirdLife International.[3]
References
Further reading
- Johann Oli Hilmarsson (2000) Icelandic Bird Guide, IDUNN
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