Icelandic Seal Center
Regularly Holar University hosts lectures open for everyone given by various scientists on various topics. The lecture series is called “science and soup”. On march 19th Sandra Granquist, head of our biology research department gave a lecture on Cross diciplinary research in nature based tourism: The balance between protecting seals and promoting sealwatching.
Sandra Granquist
Recently we at the Seal Center got a nice visit from Sweden . Olle Karlsson from Naturhistoriska riksmuséet and Kalle Lundström frá SLU came to meet with Sandra Granquist our head of biology research department.
The topic for their meetings was ways to increase cooperation between these three institutions as well as collaborating on future research projects. Being in contact with leading specialists in other countires is very important for the specialists at the Seal Center to get new ideas and share knowledge.
We thank Olle and Kalle for their visit.
The seal specialits went for lunch at the recently opened restaurant on the floor above the Seal Center.
From left Olle Karlsson, Sandra Granquist og Kalle Lundström.
The Seal Center is open this coming easter weekend as follows:
Thursday april 2nd 12:00-15:00
Saturday april 4th 12:00-15:00
Monday april 6th 12:00-15:00
Head of Tourism Research at the Icelandic Seal Center, Dr. Georgette Leah Burns, visited Telemark Univeristy in Bø, Norway, last week as part of an Erasmus exchange. Whilst there, she taught classes on nature based tourism and managing visitors in protected areas. She also presented a public lecture entitled “From Dingoes to Seals: Exploring the Ethics of Managing Wildlife Tourism”.
The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and Sustainability was recently published. The book is essential reading for students, researches and academics interested in the possibilities of sustainable forms of tourism and tourism’s contribution to sustainable development.
Dr. Leah Burns Head of the Seal Centers Tourism Researh department wrote a chapter in the book titled Ethics in Tourism.
More information on the book: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415662482/
Dr. Leah Burns