Arctic fox in Iceland - protection of furry tourist attraction
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://www.utok.cz/node/296" target="_blank" >http://www.utok.cz/node/296</a>
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Arctic fox in Iceland - protection of furry tourist attraction
Original language description
The Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) live circumpolar in artic regions and it is the only native terrestrial mammal in Iceland, not only an animal of great beauty and elegance but a beast well adapted for a life in the kingdom of ice and cold as well. In Iceland, the population has got about 12000 individuals in autumn. The highest density of arctic fox in Europecan be found in Westfjords of Iceland, in the Hornstandir Nature Reserve. In the remote reserve, Arctic foxes have been protected since 1994. Here, in the area of 580 km2, 40-50 pairs mate and hunt mainly on rich bird cliffs. Nature based tourism is an increasing industry in Iceland and the foxes of Hornstandir Nature Reserve are becoming more and more popular among visitors. The Arctic Fox Centre, established in 2007 in closeby village Súdavík, is a non-profit research and exhibition centre. The centre organizes a monitoring of the Hornstrandir Reserve fox population every summer season, studying parental behaviour and newly also
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
DO - Protection of landscape
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LD14054" target="_blank" >LD14054: Non-wood forest products in the Czech Republic</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Public recreation and landscape protection - with man hand in hand!
ISBN
978-80-7509-251-9
ISSN
2336-6311
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
3
Pages from-to
7-9
Publisher name
Mendelova univerzita v Brně
Place of publication
Brno
Event location
Brno
Event date
May 3, 2015
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
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