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Bermuda hailed for turtle conservation role
Saturday, April 23, 2016

Green turtles have been removed from the endangered species list in Florida, with a researcher saying Bermuda played an important role.


College Class Visits Trunk Island ‘Classroom’
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The Bermuda College’s Introduction to Biology students were given the special treat of having a ‘hands-on’ class on Trunk Island, the Bermuda Zoological Society’s “Living Classroom”.


Author Mykkal to share butterfly photos
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Author Ras Mykkal will be sharing his spectacular collection of butterfly photographs when he talks at the latest Bermuda Zoological Society lecture next week.


Stitches removed from loggerhead turtle
Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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.


Photos: Injured Turtle Has Stitches Removed
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Daisy — the loggerhead turtle that has been residing at the Bermuda Museum, Aquarium & Zoo since she underwent life-saving surgery to remove a rusting hook in her throat three months ago — has had her stitches removed and it is hoped she can be released back into the wild in late spring/early summer.



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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.