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BZS Lecture: “An Introduction To Lichens”
Saturday, May 06, 2017

The latest installment in the Bermuda Zoological Society lecture series will see a talk presented by Dr. Scott LaGreca on the topic of “An Introduction to Lichens: A Focus on Bermuda.”


Cup teams helping to clean up Bermuda
Saturday, April 29, 2017

The America’s Cup Event Authority, America’s Cup Endeavour Programme and a number of America’s Cup teams supported Earth Day last weekend with a range of activities across Bermuda, home of the 35th America’s Cup, demonstrating their ongoing support for sustainability, announced in 2016 in the America’s Cup Sustainability Charter.


Bermuda benefits from Day of Giving
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Bermuda looks cleaner and tidier following the efforts of staff at Tokio Millennium Re who took part in a Day of Giving.


Reef diver finds missing transmitter
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

A satellite transmitter crucial to the Bermuda Turtle Project has been found by a reef diver in the Bahamas.


Reef diver finds missing transmitter
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

A satellite transmitter crucial to the Bermuda Turtle Project has been found by a reef diver in the Bahamas.



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

Video: Aquarium Shark Released Into The Wild
Bernews
Monday, August 27, 2012

“Osbourne,” a 7-year-old Galapagos shark, was released into the wild in March of this year after spending the past 6 years at the Bermuda Aquarium.

Local filmmaker Milton Raposo captured the process:

Click here to view local filmmaker Milton Rasposo's video "Osbourne's Day Out: North Rock Tank to North Rock".

The 6½ foot long shark was released back into the wild for “health reasons”. Last year Osbourne started developing a rubbed rostrum (nose) in the tank due to competition from the grouper.

Aquarium staff tried to reduce the aggression between the two through various training methods but were unsuccessful and as such plans were made to return the shark to the wild this summer. However, the hostility between the grouper and shark escalated and the shark’s condition deteriorated. College grants.

With assistance from Dr Neil Burnie and Mr. Choy Aming from the Bermuda Shark Project, Aquarium staff and volunteers moved the shark onto a fast boat using a specially made sling and placed it in a shark transport box.