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Reef Watch Event Postponed Due To Karl
Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Bermuda Zoological Society has announced that due to the possibility of Karl impacting Bermuda over the weekend, the Reef Watch event will be postponed until Saturday, 8th October.


New study of parrotfish
Thursday, September 15, 2016

Bermuda’s healthy population of parrotfish, colourful reef grazers that have all but vanished in many islands, are under new study.


‘Reef Watch’ calls for participants
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

The Bermuda Zoological Society is looking for teams of researchers to help survey coral reefs around the island.


Trip ‘of a lifetime’ to Madagascar
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

A group of budding Bermudian conservationists have enjoyed the “trip of a lifetime” to the rural communities and rainforests of Madagascar.


BZS: Help Raise Funds For Reef Conservation
Tuesday, September 06, 2016

For a fourth consecutive year, the Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] is heading out on the water with its team of citizen scientists to survey coral reefs around the island as a part of the annual BZS REEF Watch, with the excursion taking place with the support of lead sponsor HISCOX.



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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.