Recent News

Seal Named “Northlands”, Set To Leave Island
Monday, March 20, 2023

The seal who was found on Clearwater Beach last month has officially been named Northlands — with Ruby Dill naming the seal after her granddaughter’s school — and Northlands will soon be traveling to the USA with the aim he continue his rehabilitation before being released back into the wild.


Plans Being Made To Send Seal To The USA
Saturday, March 18, 2023

The seal that was found in Bermuda last month — which is only a few weeks old — is “eating six pounds of fish a day, gaining weight, and generally doing well,” and plans are being made to send him to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, with the same facility that accepted the seal that was found here in 2019, set to assist again.


BZS Trunk Island Cottage Receives Upgrade!
Friday, March 17, 2023

Thanks to the unwavering support of our donors, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) has recently completed renovations to the cottage on Trunk Island – the BZS Living Classroom, the jewel in the crown of BZS education. The renovations have expanded the footprint of the current island classroom to encompass an expansion of the sheltered porches for outdoor learning while also providing storage areas for teaching tools.


Over 500 People Attend Lionfish Chowder Event
Friday, February 24, 2023

Chiko&T’s Restaurant won both the People’s Choice and Judge’s Awards at the BZS Lionfish Chowder competition, while The Cloud at the Waterfront, Wahoo’s Bistro, the Loren and the Spot Restaurant claimed second and third place honours.


HSBC Announced as Lead Sponsor of BZS Micro Forest Project
Monday, February 20, 2023

With the impacts of climate change being felt more and more each year, the need for reforestation projects has arguably never been more important and urgent. The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) today announced that HSBC has thrown its weight behind increasing Bermuda’s biodiversity, as Lead Sponsor of the BZS Micro Forest Project – Bermuda's Official Micro Forest Initiative.



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Birthday surprise for Pebbles the seal
Royal Gazette
Friday, May 13, 2016

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Happy birthday!: aquarist Kascia White presents Pebbles with her cake of fish

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Special day: Pebbles is treated to some fish

It’s not every animal that is treated to a birthday surprise.

But for Pebbles the Atlantic harbour seal, it must have felt like all her birthdays had come at once on Wednesday when she was given a frozen cake of fish.

All the other seals at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo were kept to one side as staff gathered to wish the 23-year-old seal happy birthday.

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Feeding time: head aquarist Lisa Ray with Pebbles as a pup

Pebbles, who was born at BAMZ in 1993, is the youngest of the aquarium’s seals and was hand-reared from two days old.

In the wild, the average lifespan of an Atlantic harbour seal is about 25 years.