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 concerned with the conservation of birds and their habitats and the spreading of convervation knowledge.[1][2]
History
For many years Dr Björn Guðbrandsson (1917–2006) was the society's main driving force.[3] 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] In more recent times in addition to 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] A European Union-funded project aiming to restore the Iclandic peatlands used by migratory birds is also supported by the United Kingdom's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Johann Oli Hilmarsson (2000), Icelandic Bird Guide, IDUNN
- ↑ Fat Birder birding Iceland
- 1 2 3 4 5 Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds
- ↑ Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, New project launched to protect Iceland’s globally-important peatlands, published on 29 January 2026, accessed on 8 August 2026
Further reading
- Johann Oli Hilmarsson (2000), Icelandic Bird Guide, IDUNN
External links
Media related to Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds at Wikimedia Commons- Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds