11 July 2024

Easy Arctic Foxes in Iceland

Im currently in Iceland (again) and just want to recommend a spot were Arctic Fox is very reliable. At the visitor center at Malarrifsviti they are seen daily and the breed there. I saw two cubs yesterday. It’s a 2,5 hours drive from Reykjavik on paved roads all the way and easy driving, even with two teenage girls in the car… We kombined it with a whale watching trip with Láki Tours and saw Minke Whale and White-beaked Dolphins, the wind prohibited us to go past the tip of the peninsula and search for Orcas.
The scenery at the Snæfellsbær peninsula is spectacular.
We also saw an adult Arctic Fox along the road from Malarrifsviti to Ólafsvik.

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Lars Michael Nielsen
Conservationist and guide. Father of two. I’ve worked with education and guiding most of my life but at the moment im working in an engineering company with tasks conserning protected species and nature. I’m one of those birders turned more and more into the amazing world of mammals and got hooked. I don’t knwof if i have any favorite mammals but seing Iberian Lynx in Spain and Humpback Whales at an arms length in the Ice Fjord of Ilulissat was amazing experiences. I was born in a hut in the Swedish forests and grew up partly there and partly in Denmark where i live now with my two daughters.    
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