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Zoo proves an inspiration
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning teachers were recently contemplating how to inspire their students to create a non-fiction children’s information book.


USCGC cutter Eagle arrives
Thursday, May 18, 2017

The United States Coast Guard cutter Eagle arrived in Bermuda today as part of its 2017 cadet summer training deployment.


BEST’s fear over turtle relocation
Monday, May 15, 2017

The relocation of turtles for the America’s Cup presents a host of ethical dilemmas, according to environmentalist Stuart Hayward.


BEST: ‘Ethical Dilemmas’ With Turtle Relocation
Friday, May 12, 2017

] “The planned temporary relocating of turtles — certainly with the turtles’ interest at heart — from the America’s Cup main racecourse, poses a number of environmental and ethical dilemmas,” BEST said today.


Government responds to turtle concerns
Thursday, May 11, 2017

Government has defended the decision to relocate turtles from the Great Sound during the America’s Cup after questions were raised by Greenrock.



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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!

Turtle Missing Flipper Ready To Return To Wild
Bernews
Friday, January 10, 2014

After over a year of recuperating at the Bermuda, Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] after sustaining a severe injury that saw him lose one of his flippers, a turtle is ready to be returned to the wild.

“This little guy was brought to BAMZ on Christmas Eve 2012 in very bad shape, having sustained a severe injury and losing one of his flippers,” said the BAMZ newsletter.

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Photo by Dr. Ian Walker

“Now, more than a year later, he has fully recovered and has grown more than four times the size! In spite of now only having three flippers, he is now ready and waiting to be returned to the wild in the near future.”

The photographs below show the growth that the turtle has experienced. In the inset picture, the turtle is seen in the hands of Animal Care and Quarantine Officer Roma Hayward in 2012, while the second picture, taken just last month, shows its increase in body size.