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Michael Douglas To Narrate “Ocean Vet” Series
Monday, December 22, 2014

Movie star Michael Douglas has agreed to work with Gass Productions and Ocean Vet to narrate the series on behalf of Dr. Neil Burnie, the producers revealed today.


2014 Reef Watch Report Presented To Minister
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The 2014 Reef Watch Report was formally presented to Minister for Health, Seniors and Environment Jeanne Atherden and the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary,Kevin Monkman, today [Dec 17].


BZS Names Their 2014 Volunteers Of The Year
Thursday, December 11, 2014

The Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] announced that Darlene Fortin and Marcus Bassett are their 2014 Volunteer of the Year recipients, with the two volunteers contributing over 400 hours to our organization.


Plan to protect turtles unveiled
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Efforts to conserve resident populations of green and hawksbill turtles have been announced.


BZS educating students about ‘magnificent marine environment’
Thursday, December 04, 2014

Famed marine biologist, explorer and conservationist, Dr Sylvia Earle once said: “With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you’re connected to the sea, no matter where on earth you live.”



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

BAMZ roof work may mean releasing some animals into the wild
Royal Gazette
Friday, March 01, 2013

By Jonathan Bell
Published Mar. 1, 2013 at 8:00 am

Some of the Aquarium’s residents will be released into the wild later this year to make way for refurbishments.

Government plans to replace the roof of the facility over the autumn or winter of this year, Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo principal curator Ian Walker said.

Added Dr Walker: “The roof, which is currently suffering from water damage, is original to the 1926 structure of the aquarium and has been difficult to maintain given its proximity to the tanks and aquarium fish collections.”

The work is being scheduled after the busy summer season.

“It is expected that the North Rock exhibit will remain open to the public during the construction, while the fish and live corals in the existing tanks, directly affected by the roof replacement, will either be temporarily housed in other holding tanks or released into the wild,” Dr Walker added.

He said the cutting of Government’s grants to the Bermuda Zoological Society wouldn’t stop the BZS from offering its educational programmes.

“With regards to the loss of the BZS Educational Science and Biodiversity Research grants, the organisation was aware that this was a possibility given the current financial climate.

“There is no doubt that the loss of both grants will have a significant impact on the BZS and make it more challenging to operate.

“However over the last year the BZS has worked extremely hard to reorganise and restructure to make itself as lean as possible.”

Savings measures, plus donations and community support, would enable the BZS not only to maintain its programmes for schools, but to expand its offerings, to meet growing demands from “both the public and private school system as well as the community at large”, he said.

To book classes, including free access to the BAMZ bus and the science boat Endurance, Dr Walker asked teachers to make the enquiries at the aquarium.

Useful website: www.bamz.org.