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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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The Arctic Fox Center in Súðavík, the West Fjords, recently received a grant worth ISK 1.8 million (USD 14,000, EUR 11,000) from the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources for studying fox lairs in Hornstrandir nature reserve.
An Arctic fox. Photo: Hallgrímur Egilsson/Iceland Review.
“It has significant meaning for our work as we’ve been to Hornstrandir every summer since the center was established [in 2007] and have funded the expeditions more or less with waffle money,” Esther Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, the Arctic Fox Center’s managing director, told local news website bb.is.
The center also received funding from the ministry last year and Esther stated that as the center has no fixed income, state-funding is very important to its operations.
The condition of all known lairs in Hornstrandir is studied every five years, Esther said. The region’s Hornvík bay is the most densely-populated fox territory in the country.
Uninhabited by people, Hornstrandir is beloved among hikers and the center is now also studying the impact of increased tourism on the fox population in the area; how foxes react to a growing number of people in their territory.
“It is clear that because of the region being under preservation the foxes are tamer and more active during the day than in other areas around the country,” Esther stated.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police is working on the identification of a body swept up on the beach at Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday. The body was found by travelers in the area.
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Outgoing Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir stated that The Simpsons episode which was dedicated to Iceland and premiered on Sunday had definitely served as good promotion for the country.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party have been called to separate meetings tonight to discuss the planned coalition of the two parties in Iceland’s next government.
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Trips to the top of Iceland’s highest peak, Hvannadalshnjúkur (aka Hvannadalshnúkur), have proven popular this year, according to Icelandic Mountain Guides. Hvannadalshnjúkur is a peak on Öræfajökull in South Iceland measuring 2,109 meters in height.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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