Support the birdwatchers in Vegaøyan

Author James Rebanks has lived with birdwatchers on Vegaøyan for several periods. In his book "The Birdwatcher from Vega", he encourages readers to support the eider tradition by donating money. Contributions are managed by the Vegaøyan World Heritage Foundation, whose main purpose is to promote world heritage values.

The Foundation's most important budget item is the eider tradition, where the bird keepers are given a small grant to live out on the islands during the breeding season to protect the eiders from all disturbances. Before the season, they build nests and repair the characteristic eider houses that provide the birds with protection from weather, wind and predators.

This is what James Rebanks writes: 

"Following what is described in this book, I have been welcomed to a number of other dunvær, and where I have seen the fantastic work being done in these places by dozens of wonderful women and men. I hope that some of the readers will support the dunvær in this book, by considering making a contribution to funding restoration work and training future birdwatchers: https://verdensarvvega.no/donations"
James Rebanks
Author of "The Birdwatcher from Vega"

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