All motorized vehicles, including snow mobiles, are strictly forbidden within the Hornstrandir nature preserve. This has not stopped large groups of travellers who have been seen driving in the area. According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV snow mobiles are a growing problem within the Hornstrandir area, as groups of travellers ignore the ban, driving deep into the preserve in large groups.
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Police in the Westfjords and the IEA have sent out an announcement reminding people that all motorized traffic in the reserve is strictly forbidden.
The traffic is a concern to both the Police in the Westfjords and the Icelandic Environment Agency IEA, which oversees the preserved area. Jón Smári Jónsson, with IEA tells RÚV that the growing traffic, especially as it seems to continue well into the spring, is not only illegal; it is a serious threat to the plant life of the area.
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There has also been less snow in the area in the past few years, Jón Smári points out, which means people driving snowmobiles are more likely to drive across bare ground to get between snowy patches, tearing up the delicate vegetation in the process, leaving tracks in the ground.
All motorized vehicles, including snow mobiles, are strictly forbidden within the Hornstrandir nature preserve. This has not stopped large groups of travellers who have been seen driving in the area. According to the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service RÚV snow mobiles are a growing problem within the Hornstrandir area, as groups of travellers ignore the ban, driving deep into the preserve in large groups.
Read more: Growing tourism threatens the value of the nature preserve of Hornstrandir in the Westfjords
Police in the Westfjords and the IEA have sent out an announcement reminding people that all motorized traffic in the reserve is strictly forbidden.
The traffic is a concern to both the Police in the Westfjords and the Icelandic Environment Agency IEA, which oversees the preserved area. Jón Smári Jónsson, with IEA tells RÚV that the growing traffic, especially as it seems to continue well into the spring, is not only illegal; it is a serious threat to the plant life of the area.
Read more: The Westfjords: A limitless supply of space and quiet
There has also been less snow in the area in the past few years, Jón Smári points out, which means people driving snowmobiles are more likely to drive across bare ground to get between snowy patches, tearing up the delicate vegetation in the process, leaving tracks in the ground.
