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Videos/Photos: Start Of ‘Tour De Turtles Race’Tuesday, August 14, 2012
This morning marked the official start of the race with one turtle being released at Clearwater Beach in St David’s.
Turtles to be released and tracked
Friday, August 10, 2012
At least five green sea turtles with attached satellite transmitters are being released from Clearwater Beach next week.
Tour de Turtles Bermuda: ‘Race On The Rock’
Thursday, August 09, 2012
“Tour de Turtles Bermuda: Race On The Rock” will kick off next week and will see green turtles fitted with GPS satellite transmitters to enable researchers to track their every movement as they “race” across the seas.
Volunteers clean up BAMZ
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Some 70 students and volunteers from eleven companies participated in The Centre on Philanthropy’s Community Day.
Saving our 'floating golden rainforest' at a local level
Friday, July 13, 2012
FRIDAY, JUNE 13: The Bermuda Alliance for Sargasso Sea formed last June with the intention of supporting a government led plan to protect the Sargasso Sea and the multitude of species that live within it. The Bermuda Sun sat down with four of the BASS member charities to discuss their mission so far.
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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
Simon Jones
Published Apr 13, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Apr 13, 2016 at 7:25 am)
Loggerhead turtle Daisy could be released to the wild later this spring after having
her stitches removed. Photos by Michelle Smith, Bermuda Zoological Society
A loggerhead turtle that underwent life-saving surgery to have a rusting hook removed from her throat could be released to the wild later this spring.
The turtle, who was named Daisy by the hospital surgeons responsible for saving her life, has continued to recover well in a tank at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo since the operation at the beginning of the year.
The latest stage in her recovery involved the stitches from the surgery being removed last week.
Ian Walker, BAMZ curator, told The Royal Gazette that the loggerhead turtle was now eating well and could be released back to the wild later this spring or in early summer.
“In addition to all of her routine monthly checks, such as weighing her, taking measurements and blood samples, we were finally able to remove the stitches from her surgery last Thursday,” Dr Walker said. “Although three months may seem like a long time to have stitches, they were only just removed because reptiles have tough skin and it therefore takes much longer for their wounds to heal.
“We can report that, on average, Daisy is eating about four pounds of fish a day and has gained approximately 30 pounds, which is a very good amount.
“We are hoping to release her back into the wild in late spring or early summer.”