![]() ![]() It was initially reported by Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting that British nationals were among those travelling to Iceland to shoot Puffins. Puffins are being shot by trophy hunters in their hundreds in Iceland (Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting). However, the recent trend in trophy hunters travelling to kill the birds in the name of sport is alarming given the huge observed population declines, even though the hunting of Puffins is both legal and regulated in Iceland. Some of the birds hunted in Iceland are served as food to curious tourists, with the species a long-standing part of Icelandic culture and cuisine. In the latter country, numbers have dropped by some 1.5 million in recent years while, in the UK, Puffins are Red-listed. Since 2015, Puffin has been listed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with a wretched decline in both the UK and Iceland. ![]() The hunters may slaughter as many as 100 Puffins in one shoot before reportedly bringing some of the dead birds back as prizes, prompting activists and MPs to demand an importation ban. The threatened species, protected in Britain and Ireland, doesn't receive the same safeguard in Iceland and consequently hunters are paying as much as £3,000 to go on mass killing sprees. Trophy hunters are paying to visit Iceland and shoot Puffins in their hundreds, according to reports. ![]()
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