{"id":3148,"date":"2024-04-03T09:45:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T09:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2024-04-08T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:41:29","slug":"westfjords-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/fr\/westfjords-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"L'appel de la nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Compte tenu de la topographie et du climat uniques, la faune et la flore des Westfjords pr\u00e9sentent un grand int\u00e9r\u00eat pour la plupart des visiteurs. Diverses esp\u00e8ces d'oiseaux, de phoques, de baleines, de dauphins et de renards arctiques sont omnipr\u00e9sentes. Tout ce dont vous avez besoin, c'est d'un peu de planification, de conseils efficaces et de patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Voici quelques-uns des animaux les plus courants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Joints<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Les phoques, l'un des mammif\u00e8res marins les plus fascinants, sont pr\u00e9sents dans tous les Westfjords.<br>Tout au long de l'ann\u00e9e, on peut apercevoir le phoque commun le long du rivage, prenant le soleil \u00e0 mar\u00e9e basse (\u00e0 mar\u00e9e haute, il est occup\u00e9 \u00e0 chercher de la nourriture).<br>Le phoque gris est plus grand que le phoque commun et p\u00e8se un poids impressionnant de 300 kg. On le voit moins souvent car il reste plus longtemps en mer, c'est pourquoi on l'appelle aussi utselur (ou phoque des profondeurs) en islandais.<br>Ce sont les deux seules esp\u00e8ces qui se reproduisent en Islande, mais il y en a quatre autres qui visitent le pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les eaux fertiles de la magnifique baie d'Isafjordur constituent un lieu de reproduction id\u00e9al pour les phoques. Vous pouvez vous arr\u00eater pour les voir lors d'un autotour ou les apercevoir lors de l'une de nos visites guid\u00e9es. <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/kayaking\/\">excursions en kayak<\/a> dans la baie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Un autre endroit fabuleux pour les observer est Raudasandur (ou plage de sable rouge) o\u00f9 le sable \"rouge\" contraste avec le bleu de l'oc\u00e9an Atlantique et les imposantes falaises noires au loin. Les colonies de phoques y occupent une place de choix, par groupes de vingt, trente, voire des centaines d'individus. Ces animaux sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement affables et curieux, ce qui vous permettra de prendre des photos \u00e9tonnantes de pr\u00e8s.<br>Vous pouvez y faire un tour depuis Patreksfjordur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les croisi\u00e9ristes peuvent consulter le site <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/isafjordur\/\">Visite priv\u00e9e de la baie d'Isafjardardjup<\/a> d'Isafjordur et la <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/patreksfjordur\/\">Excursions \u00e0 la plage de Raudasandur<\/a> de Patreksfjordur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les <a href=\"https:\/\/selasetur.is\/en\/\">Centre du phoque islandais<\/a>Situ\u00e9 \u00e0 l'ext\u00e9rieur des Westfjords, dans le nord-ouest de l'Islande, ce centre d'\u00e9ducation, d'information et de recherche est consacr\u00e9 aux phoques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"phoques westfjords\" class=\"wp-image-5510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-2048x1368.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hvitanes-Seals-02_large2400x1603-105x70.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Baleines<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>De la baleine \u00e0 bosse joueuse au petit rorqual, \u00e0 l'orque, au globic\u00e9phale noir et au cachalot, en passant par les dauphins d\u00e9licieusement sociables, les eaux entourant les fjords de l'Ouest sont un endroit id\u00e9al pour observer les baleines. Vous pouvez parfois les apercevoir depuis le rivage, alors gardez un \u0153il sur l'oc\u00e9an lorsque vous traversez les fjords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>L'un des meilleurs endroits pour observer les baleines est H\u00f3lmav\u00edk, o\u00f9 l'on peut observer une baleine \u00e0 bec. <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wildlife-birds\/\">safari en mer <\/a>autour du fjord de Steingr\u00edmsfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur est exactement ce qu'il vous faut. \u00cdsafj\u00f6r\u00f0ur est \u00e9galement une \u00e9toile montante dans le monde de l'observation des baleines, avec des observations lors de presque tous les voyages de l'\u00e9t\u00e9 2023 (les donn\u00e9es les plus r\u00e9centes au moment de la r\u00e9daction).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>N'oubliez pas d'enfiler les combinaisons chaudes, les chaussures et m\u00eame les moufles fournies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-1024x754.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-1024x754.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-1536x1131.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-2048x1509.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/51b6e6672f529-050-95x70.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Renard arctique<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Le seul mammif\u00e8re terrestre originaire d'Islande, le rustique <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/arctic-fox\/\">Renard arctique<\/a>L'eau de mer est pr\u00e9sente ici bien avant la colonisation et peut \u00eatre observ\u00e9e dans tous les Westfjords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>R\u00e9serve naturelle depuis 1975, l'une des principales attractions de Hornstrandir est cet animal insaisissable mais adorable. C'est le seul endroit o\u00f9 la chasse au renard est interdite, ce qui garantit la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la survie des renardeaux. Le seul moyen d'explorer le Hornstrandir est de s'y rendre en bateau. La travers\u00e9e est un excellent moyen de d\u00e9couvrir l'isolement de cet endroit et son paysage impressionnant.<br>Nous organisons des visites quotidiennes \u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/hornstrandir\/\">Hornstrandir<\/a> dont quelques-uns sont particuli\u00e8rement ax\u00e9s sur le renard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le renard arctique peut \u00e9galement \u00eatre observ\u00e9 plus pr\u00e8s d'Isafjordur, dans les sentiers autour de la ville et dans la r\u00e9gion de la baie d'Isafjordur. Nos guides experts suivent les tani\u00e8res et les d\u00e9placements des renards, ce qui vous permet de demander une visite priv\u00e9e pour les observer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour ceux qui ont l'esprit acad\u00e9mique, la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.melrakki.is\/\">Centre du renard arctique<\/a> est un centre de recherche et d'exposition \u00e0 but non lucratif situ\u00e9 \u00e0 S\u00fa\u00f0av\u00edk et consacr\u00e9 au renard arctique. Il propose une magnifique exposition interne consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 la biologie et \u00e0 l'histoire du renard, \u00e0 la lutte entre l'homme et le renard, aux cons\u00e9quences de l'\u00e9levage et de la chasse au renard. Le centre promeut \u00e9galement des programmes de recherche sur le renard.<br>Oh, et ils ont deux renards sauv\u00e9s sur le site que vous pourrez rencontrer !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/89-105x70.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Observation des oiseaux<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>L'Islande est un v\u00e9ritable paradis pour les amateurs d'oiseaux ! Avec des oiseaux des deux continents et de l'Arctique, l'Islande est un v\u00e9ritable paradis pour les amateurs d'oiseaux. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_birds_of_Iceland\">liste des esp\u00e8ces d'oiseaux recens\u00e9es<\/a> en Islande d\u00e9passe les 400.<br>La p\u00e9riode la plus propice \u00e0 l'observation des oiseaux s'\u00e9tend g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement d'avril \u00e0 septembre, avec un pic de mai \u00e0 ao\u00fbt. Pendant l'\u00e9t\u00e9, vous pouvez voir les oiseaux migrateurs arriver, s'installer, construire des nids, se nourrir et entra\u00eener leurs petits \u00e0 la survie. La longue dur\u00e9e du jour vous donne 20 \u00e0 24 heures pour admirer ces beaut\u00e9s ail\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les Westfjords poss\u00e8dent les plus hautes falaises ornithologiques d'Islande : Latrabjarg, Hornbjarg et Haelavikurbjarg, ces deux derni\u00e8res se trouvant dans la r\u00e9serve naturelle de Hornstrandir. Du macareux moine au guillemot de Tro\u00efl en passant par le fulmar, vous trouverez ici des centaines de milliers d'oiseaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bien que le macareux soit tr\u00e8s appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 des voyageurs, la sterne arctique m\u00e9rite une mention sp\u00e9ciale. Vantant la plus longue route migratoire, ces petits oiseaux peuvent parcourir 80 000 km en un an, de l'Arctique \u00e0 l'Antarctique et vice-versa !<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nous proposons des visites quotidiennes <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/hornstrandir\/\">Hornstrandir<\/a> et divers autres <a href=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wildlife-birds\/\">excursions ornithologiques<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"macareux westfjords\" class=\"wp-image-5516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-18x12.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20150707-IMG_1891_crop-105x70.jpeg 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Envahisseur commun<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Sans qu'il y ait eu faute de leur part, l'Islande abrite \u00e9galement des visons naturalis\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Import\u00e9e de Norv\u00e8ge en Islande dans les ann\u00e9es 1930, elle s'est \u00e9chapp\u00e9e des fermes \u00e0 fourrure au fil des d\u00e9cennies et est consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme une esp\u00e8ce envahissante.<br>Ces belles cr\u00e9atures \u00e9lanc\u00e9es (qui ressemblent de loin \u00e0 des belettes, des furets ou des loutres) sont des chasseurs tenaces et des survivalistes. Elles se nourrissent d'oiseaux indig\u00e8nes et de leurs \u0153ufs, ainsi que de poissons, ce qui en fait l'ennemi jur\u00e9 des d\u00e9fenseurs de l'environnement.<br>Le gouvernement a instaur\u00e9 une prime et exig\u00e9 des villes qu'elles disposent d'un chasseur de visons afin d'\u00e9radiquer et de contr\u00f4ler leur population. Mais, comme on dit, ce n'est pas de leur faute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fait amusant : \u00e0 son apog\u00e9e, l'Islande comptait plus de 85 000 visons en captivit\u00e9 et 70 \u00e9levages de visons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-1024x645.jpg\" alt=\"vison\" class=\"wp-image-5517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-1024x645.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-1536x968.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-2048x1290.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pexels-erik-karits-11072871-110x70.jpg 110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>Peu courant <\/strong>envahisseurs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>L'ours polaire n'est pas originaire d'Islande, mais il arrive qu'il d\u00e9rive sur la glace de mer depuis le Groenland. La premi\u00e8re mention d'un ours polaire en Islande figure dans le Landn\u00e1mab\u00f3k (Livre des colonies) et, en moyenne, tous les cinq \u00e0 dix ans, un malheureux ours polaire perdu s'\u00e9choue sur le rivage - la derni\u00e8re fois en 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 moiti\u00e9 affam\u00e9 apr\u00e8s son long voyage, l'ours majestueux n'a que peu d'options de menu \u00e0 son arriv\u00e9e, \u00e0 part des moutons ou peut-\u00eatre des humains. Pour cette raison, leur arriv\u00e9e n'a jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 un motif de c\u00e9l\u00e9bration et c'est le c\u0153ur lourd que les b\u00eates sont abattues. Des tentatives ont parfois \u00e9t\u00e9 faites pour les capturer et les ramener chez eux, mais les choses ne se passent invariablement pas comme pr\u00e9vu et l'ours finit quand m\u00eame par mourir. Bien que cela soit regrettable, il convient de rappeler que la chasse \u00e0 l'ours polaire est autoris\u00e9e au Groenland oriental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"ours polaire\" class=\"wp-image-5519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bear-2162631_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Un visiteur plus fr\u00e9quent, et de plus en plus, est le <a href=\"https:\/\/selasetur.is\/en\/seals\/about-icelandic-seals\/walrus\/\">Morses de l'Atlantique<\/a> qui vient \u00e9galement du Groenland et parfois du nord de la Norv\u00e8ge ou potentiellement du Canada ; <br>L'Islande abritait autrefois une sous-esp\u00e8ce particuli\u00e8re de morse, qui s'est \u00e9teinte vers 1100 apr\u00e8s J.-C., probablement en raison de la chasse excessive pratiqu\u00e9e par l'homme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/wildwestfjords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/walrus-8652956_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Les amateurs d'oiseaux et d'animaux ont de nombreuses occasions de prendre des photos \u00e9tonnantes, mais il faut toujours garder \u00e0 l'esprit qu'il s'agit d'un pays respectueux de la nature et des efforts de conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Le meilleur conseil<br><\/span>\u00c9coutez votre guide, portez des v\u00eatements et des chaussures appropri\u00e9s et ne vous approchez pas trop pr\u00e8s d'une cr\u00e9ature, m\u00eame si elle vous semble amicale. Il s'agit d'animaux sauvages et leur personnalit\u00e9 ne se r\u00e9sume pas \u00e0 leur aspect \"mignon\", contrairement \u00e0 ce qu'en disent les dessins anim\u00e9s et les magasins de jouets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given the unique topography and climate, the wildlife of the Westfjords is of great interest to most visitors. Diverse species of birds, seals, whales, dolphins, and the Arctic fox are everywhere. All you need is some planning, efficient guidance and patience. Here are some of the most commonly found fauna. 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