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Taken with five live young and 100 eggs on their way out of the country

A group of people from Europe was caught with approximately 100 eggs from wild Icelandic birds, including some protected species, and five live puffins while trying to leave Iceland by car with a Norwegian. The eggs were stored in specially prepared heat boxes and were discovered during a customs and police inspection. The birds included species such as puffins, guillemots, terns, skuas, eiders, gulls, puffins, terns, and others. According to a statement from the Police in East Iceland, the police received assistance from the Icelandic Institute of Natural History and the Nature Conservation E

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Taken with five live young and 100 eggs on their way out of the country

A group of people from Europe was caught with approximately 100 eggs from wild Icelandic birds, including some protected species, and five live puffins while trying to leave Iceland by car with a Norwegian. The eggs were stored in specially prepared heat boxes and were discovered during a customs and police inspection. The birds included species such as puffins, guillemots, terns, skuas, eiders, gulls, puffins, terns, and others. According to a statement from the Police in East Iceland, the police received assistance from the Icelandic Institute of Natural History and the Nature Conservation E

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  • government Lögreglunni á Austurlandi
  • government Náttúrufræðistofnunar Íslands
  • government Náttúrustofu Austurlands

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