Selasetur Íslands

Recently, the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute published a large report on the status of ecosystems around Iceland and the effect of environmental and climate change. The report is in Icelandic (there is no English version) and the title is “Staða umhverfis og vistkerfa í hafinu við Ísland og horfur næstu áratuga.” One of the chapters describes the status of seal populations around Iceland and the possible effects of environmental change. This chapter is authored by Sandra Granquist, head of Seal Research Department at the Icelandic Seal Center and seal specialist at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute. The chapter starts on page 100.

The full report can be found here:

https://www.hafogvatn.is/static/research/files/hv2021-14.pdf

In Belgium, the Hautes Fagnes State Nature Reserve is home to a very special bird the Black Grouse It is an emblematic and protected species, of which only a few individuals
remain The predation of the Red Fox on this bird is one of the obstacles to its survival.

In order to take adequate management measures to promote the recovery of the Black Grouse, it is necessary to study the local fox population, of which little is currently known.

During this talk I will present the findings of my master thesis. Its double objective was to estimate the current number of foxes in the area using camera traps and to see how the population has evolved since the 1980’s by studying the history of fox sightings.

The Seal Center museum is formally closed for the winter from 1 October. But if you are interested in bringing a group to us, you can book an appointment by phone at +354 451 2345 or by e-mail at info@selasetur.is.

The seal museum will be open at Hvammstangi International Puppet Festival) on Saturday 9 October, from 12-14.

There is still traffic at the Icelandic Seal Center and it has therefore been decided to extend our opening hours until 30 September. It will be open from 11-15 every working day (Monday to Friday). Be welcome to the Seal Center!

This winter, the Icelandic Seal Center will continue with a series of lectures where scholars from various backgrounds will come and give lectures. We start the autumn semester with the first lectures on Monday 23rd August at 20:00 in the Seal Center. This time, some of our scientists will be giving two lectures, namely the biologists Brontë Harris from England and Laura Redaelli from Italy. Brontë and Laura have worked in the Center’s Seal Research Department this summer on field research and analysis of seals.

The lectures will be in English. Coffee and chocolates will be served.

More about the Seal Center’s lecture series can be found here