Fanø becomes National Park
The Danish Government has decided to make the Danish Wadden Sea a national park. The inauguration will take place in August/September 2010.
The entire Wadden Sea will be incorporated in the National Park, from Blåvandshuk in the north to the marshland around Tønder. All Fanø
will be inside the National Park.
The Wadden Sea is one of the most important areas for fish, birds and seals. 10-12 million water birds pass through the Wadden Sea every year on their way to or from their breeding grounds in Northern Scandinavia, Siberia or Greenland. The birds forage on the abundant natural larder on the sea bed (the tidal flats), which are exposed at the ebb tide twice in twenty-four hours. On the tidal flats may be as many as 60,000 snails per square meter. Along the coast, flocks of seals may often be seen basking on isolated sand banks, keeping a safe distance away from people.
From a geological point of view Fanø is quite young - only a few thousand years old. The island is made of sandbanks shaped by wind and water flow. Over the years banks have grown and have been covered by grass, which is a process that is on-going. The island grows bigger and bigger - and the beaches wider and wider.
Read more about the Wadden sea:
wikipedia