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Iceland's Puffin Population is Plummeting: Here's What Tourists Can Do - TravelPulse
Hidden Iceland Tours That Include Puffin Viewing: The company's Westman Islands Day Trip takes visitors to the biggest puffin breeding ground in the world as well as to a puffin rescue center. There's ...
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Iceland is rethinking puffin-eating traditions – but some tourists have not received the memo - The Straits Times
In 2024, puffin hunting in the Westman Islands was restricted to 15 days, ... Ms Anna Richter, 31, a naturalist who conducts puffin-watching tours, said: “It’s an outdated tradition.
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Locals on Iceland's Westman Islands Toss Puffins Off Clifftops - Business Insider
About 43 miles off the southern coast of Iceland are the Westman Islands, ... In 2018, the islands' puffin population had fallen from 7 million to an estimated 5.4 million.
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Why it’s perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year - OPB - Oregon Public Broadcasting
Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.
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Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year | WFAE 90.7 - Charlotte's NPR News Source
Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor.