New Zealand's 'Kiwi Dundee' and Partner to Speak May 9 at Ohio University

ATHENS, Ohio (May 5, 2000) -- Two New Zealand ecologists, Doug Johansen and Jan Poole, will give a Frontiers in Science lecture on "The Ecology of Sustainable Tourism Development in New Zealand" at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, in the Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium on the Athens campus of Ohio University.

Considered two of New Zealand's foremost guides, the naturalists have led campaigns against gold mining and logging on the New Zealand countryside.

Johansen is known as New Zealand's pioneer of nature tourism. His feats earned him the title "Kiwi Dundee" in 1988, the Queen's Medal from Queen Elizabeth for services to nature and tourism in 1990 and the inaugural New Zealand's Eco-Tourism Award in 1992. Poole also is a recipient of the Queen's Medal and is recognized for her work in education and tourism.

Johansen and Poole serve as tour guides on the Coromandel Peninsula, a rugged and scenic area jutting into the Pacific Ocean.

The Frontiers in Science Lecture Series is free and open to the public and funded by a contribution to the Ohio University Foundation from Jeanette Grasselli Brown and Glenn R. Brown.