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Protecting the island's rarest species
Friday, July 05, 2013

Mark Outerbridge has been charged with no minor task. As Conservation Service’s new Wildlife Ecologist he is responsible for ensuring that Bermuda’s rarest and most endangered species are not wiped out in the sands of time.


Baby dolphin photographed off North Shore
Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Boaters off the North Shore had a rare opportunity to witness passing Atlantic bottlenose dolphins.


Two Dolphins Spotted Inshore Off North Shore
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

A pair of Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins were spotted inshore yesterday [June 24] off the North Shore, and the Department of Conservation said it is “highly unusual” for them to be close to shore and in such small numbers.


The Sea Dragon Trip
Friday, June 07, 2013

My name is Choy Aming and I am an aquarist at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo. I was recently sent out on a collecting assignment in the Sargasso Sea on the research vessel Sea Dragon.


Bermuda Skinks heading for a UK ‘lifeboat’
Friday, June 07, 2013

The fight to protect the critically endangered Bermuda Skink has found a new ally — the UK’s Chester Zoo



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Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day
Royal Gazette
Tuesday, June 03, 2014

By Raymond Hainey
Published Jun 3, 2014 at 8:00 am

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World Oceans Day will be marked on Saturday with a free open house at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.

The BAMZ will join with hundreds of similar institutions around the world to celebrate the seas.

A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS), one of two charities which support the BAMZ, said: “Our desire is to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in Bermuda’s existence and the increasingly critical need for each of us to help conserve its wonders and resources.”

Doors at BAMZ open at 10am and the day will feature a range of activities, including ocean-themed crafts for youngsters and feeding time for the animals.

The event will also feature the “Get Salty!” breath-holding competition, while BAMZ junior volunteers will chip in with snack concessions, which will also help raise cash for a field trip to Costa Rica.

The spokeswoman added that a wide variety of educational displays from conservation societies, including the Sargasso Sea Alliance, the Ocean Support Foundation, Greenrock, Blue Halo, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and Government departments.

The spokeswoman added: “Guests will be able to learn more about these important organisations and services first hand from people who work in the field.”

The event is timed to coincide with World Oceans Day on Sunday, June 8.