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Sea Turtle Nest Found On Beach, 15 Hatchings
Monday, August 17, 2015

The beach at Alexandra Battery in St. George’s is currently closed to public use as a turtle nest was discovered yesterday on the beach, and 15 hatchlings have been found.


Debris Thrown In Ocean Harming Sea Turtles
Monday, August 17, 2015

Residents are being urged not to throw debris into the ocean after another sea turtle was found dead recently.


THE CLASSROOM COMES TO LIFE FOR JAYSUN PAYNTER
Monday, August 17, 2015

What started out as an ordinary summer Sunday morning has turned into the anticipation of an exciting event for one nine-year-old St. George’s boy. Jaysun Paynter, who lives across the street from the Alexandra Batteray beach, tells Today in Bermuda that yesterday started out like every other weekend at home with his parents and siblings


Bringing Bermuda’s legends to life
Thursday, August 06, 2015

Bermuda’s myths and legends are being brought vividly to life thanks to a creative collaboration by Rockfire Productions.


28 Teams Take Part In BZS Reef Watch Event
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Although the weather may not have fully cooperated on Saturday, June 27th, the Bermuda Zoological Society’s annual REEF Watch citizen science initiative, sponsored by Hiscox, has proven to be another successful year.



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Marine turtles project gets charity donation
Royal Gazette
Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Published Dec 21, 2015 at 11:41 am (Updated Dec 21, 2015 at 11:41 am)

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Lynda Johnson of the Bermuda Zoological Society receives a cheque from
Marie-Joelle Chapleau, chief operating officer of Global Indemnity Reinsurance

Efforts to study and promote marine turtles have been boosted by a donation from Global Indemnity Reinsurance.

The Bermuda Zoological Society released a statement thanking the group for a gift towards the community project which has “global implications”.

For more than 16 years, the International Course on the Biology and Conservation of Sea Turtles has served 140 students from the Caribbean and North Atlantic.

According to the press release, the aim of the Bermuda Turtle Project is to further the understanding of the biology of endangered marine turtles, in order to promote their conservation in Bermuda and worldwide.

Bermuda’s immature green turtles have been the focus of a tagging study initiated in 1968 by Dr HC Frick, and is one of the first scientific investigations of this species in their juvenile developmental habitat.

Chief operating officer Marie-Joelle Chapleau stated: “It was with great pleasure that Global Indemnity Re included the BZS in its charitable giving.

“To know that our donation will provide leadership support of the Bermuda Turtle Project is significant, particularly considering the turtle hatching event earlier this year.”

Until this summer there had been no evidence of green turtles nesting in Bermuda since the 1930s, but in August a bounty of almost 90 hatched green sea turtle eggs was discovered at the site of what is believed to be the first on-Island hatchlings for 100 years.

These hatchlings are believed to be the result of a translocation project conducted here between 1968 and 1978 when eggs from Costa Rica were buried on the Island.