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Photos: Lions Club Gas-O-Rama FundraiserSaturday, February 13, 2021
The Hamilton Lions Club, BZS Junior Volunteers and Rubis Terceira North Shore Gas Station are helping to raise money for Vision Bermuda and the Bermuda Zoological Society, with the 52nd annual Gas-O-Rama taking place today [Feb 13] at the gas station in Devonshire.
‘The Hunt’ Was On For Families Over Holiday
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Over 80 families registered ‘The Hunt’, and those taking part have been able to experience and learn more about their island they thought they knew so well.
Rubis calendars will now be sold
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
After 42 years of being free, the Rubis calendar will now cost $5 each.
Aquarium junior volunteers get chance to complete programme
Thursday, December 03, 2020
Pupils enrolled in a competitive volunteer programme through the Bermuda Zoological Society have been given a second chance to complete it in the wake of Covid-19.
Bermuda Turtle Project Continues Research
Monday, October 15, 2018
The Bermuda Zoological Society in partnership with the Sea Turtle Conservancy completed another research and education programme this year, with the Bermuda Turtle Project committed to the goal of promoting the conservation of marine turtlesthrough research and education.
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Simon Jones
Published Oct 1, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Oct 1, 2016 at 1:01 am)
Daisy before her release (Photograph by Sideya Dill)
A stricken turtle that was nursed back to health by aquarium staff and successfully released to the wild has travelled more than 1,600 miles to the coast of Florida.
Daisy, the loggerhead sea turtle who was rescued by fishermen off North Shore last December, was released at North Rock in Bermuda last July. Before her release, she had undergone major surgery at the hands of hospital doctors and aquarium vets, and more than six months of rehabilitation at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
Her Atlantic crossing, which has been monitored thanks to a satellite tag sponsored by the Neil Burnie Foundation, took about 40 days and landed her at Cumberland Island on the Georgia Coast.
Daisy in the water after being released (Photograph by Sideya Dill)
The latest data from the tag shows she recently passed West Palm Beach in Florida, a renowned hotspot for loggerhead turtles.
BAMZ curator Ian Walker told The Royal Gazette: “I am thrilled by her journey and the success of the care we collectively gave her — BAMZ and the hospital.
Well-travelled and fighting fit: Daisy, the loggerhead sea turtle rehabilitated by the
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo, has completed a long-distance migration
across the Atlantic and is now voyaging the coast of Florida. Right.
“I would also like to stress that without the two fishermen, Aaron Bean and Sean Holland, who brought her in, this turtle would not be alive today. They made a real difference in the conservation of sea turtles by taking the time to help an animal in distress and should be congratulated again.”
Meanwhile, a juvenile green turtle that was caught by the Bermuda Turtle Project in Somerset Long Bay on August 10 has swam nearly 1,000 miles to the Bahamas.
Caption 4: Hardy made it to the Bahamas
The turtle, which was named Hardy and fitted with a tag to track its movements, recently reached Cat Island before heading south past Little San Salvador.
Dr Walker added: “Only designated personnel with the correct Government permits are allowed to handle sea turtles in Bermuda waters.
“The Protected Species Act mandates that these animals should not be handled or harassed in any way.”