Recent News

Glowing review for BAMZ
Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo has again received international accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA).


Turtle sanctuary petition nears 500 target
Monday, June 23, 2014

A petition calling for Somerset Long Bay in Sandys to be made into a turtle sanctuary has attracted more than 450 signatures.


Turtles tagged in Bermuda in the 1990s are spotted in Central America
Friday, June 20, 2014

Turtles that were tagged in Bermuda nearly two decades ago have been spotted in Central America.


Bermuda Tagged Turtles In Costa Rica & Mexico
Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Bermuda Turtle Project has revealed that three turtles originally tagged in Bermuda in the 1990s have been seen on nesting beaches in Costa Rica and Mexico, each bearing titanium tags that were put on them during turtle tagging sessions by the Bermuda Turtle Project.


Bermuda-tagged turtles nesting in Mexico
Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Bermuda Turtle Project is pleased to announce that three turtles, originally tagged in Bermuda in the 1990s, have been seen on nesting beaches in Costa Rica and Mexico, each bearing titanium tags that were put on them during turtle tagging sessions by the Bermuda Turtle Project.



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Three Flippered Turtle Released Into The Wild
Bernews
Friday, February 07, 2014

After over a year of recuperating at the Bermuda, Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] after losing a flipper, a green sea turtle was released into the wild recently, dropped off about five miles east of Bermuda.

Two weeks ago the BAMZ staff said farewell to “Squirt” — aka “Three Flippers” — after spending over a year helping him to overcome his injuries.

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BAMZ Aquarist Steven Davis releasing the turtle. Photo by Nigel Pollard

He has grown to over 4x the size he was when he was brought in to BAMZ in late 2012 after suffering a serious injury which resulted in his losing his front left flipper.

The Green Sea Turtle, as well as a juvenile Loggerhead Turtle, were ferried out on The Endurance boat to a location about five miles east of Bermuda and released into a large patch of Sargasso seaweed.