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Video: Shark Makes ‘Visit’ To Shelly Bay BeachMonday, June 04, 2018
Yet another video of a shark has gone viral, this time with footage appearing to show the shark coming in close to shore at Shelly Bay Beach.
Say no to Plastics
Friday, June 01, 2018
Today, June 8th, is World Oceans Day, and the theme for this year is the prevention of plastic pollution to encourage healthy oceans. On World Oceans Day, people around our blue planet celebrate and honour the ocean, which connects us all.
Kids donate birthday money to BZS
Friday, June 01, 2018
Instead of spending their birthday money on video games or the latest dolls, on Monday 14th May 11-year-old Oliver "Olly" Cherry and 8-year-old twins Hayleigh and April Cherry presented Dr. Ian Walker, curator of the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo, with a donation of their birthday money to be put towards the Bermuda Zoological Society's education programmes.
Choy goes to “Raw” at the Florida Aquarium
Friday, June 01, 2018
Last month BAMZ Aquarist, Choy Aming, was able to attend the Regional Aquatics Workshop - RAW - at the Florida Aquarium in Tampa, thanks to the funding from the Bermuda Zoological Society. The workshop took place from 14th-18th May, and according to Choy it was an intensive 5 days.
MSA students raise money for the BZS Amphibian Project
Friday, June 01, 2018
On Wednesday, 28th March the students of the two Mount Saint Agnes' grade 3 classes held their "TOAD-ally Terrific tag sale", a fundraising event for the Amphibian Project which is supported by the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS). After the two-day event, the students were able to raise over $1,300 for the Amphibian Project.
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Dr. Ian Walker, Jennifer Gray, Layla Kurt, Florence Graham-Welton, Elena Wright and Lynda Johnson
Florence Graham-Welton, Layla Kurt, and Elena Wright were inspired to clear Pilchards Bay in Somerset, as two of the girls who live in the area observed how much trash had accumulated in the mangroves. They decided to use their project to raise money, and turned the idea into a trash-a-thon. The girls went out to neighbors and friends, who were very positive about their work, and in total they were able to raise $1,000 in pledges.
When it came to deciding where to donate the money they had raised, all three girls agreed on the Bermuda Turtle Project, as they loved turtles and the two girls from Somerset were accustomed to seeing them swimming in the waters near where they lived.
On Wednesday, March 8th, which also happened to be International Women's Day, the three year 9 students from the Bermuda High School for Girls came to the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo (BAMZ) to donate their check for $1,000 to the Bermuda Turtle Project. The check was received by Jennifer Gray of the Bermuda Turtle Project, Dr, Ian Walker, Curator of BAMZ and Lynda Johnson, Development Officer of the Bermuda Zoological Society.
After having their picture taken, the girls described how during their clean-up, they were able to remove quite a bit of large plastic debris, but they did note that the micro-plastics were much more difficult to remove. They also remarked that they felt Bermuda could do more to reduce our use of plastics to prevent situations like this from arising in the future.
"To have these three young women make the donation on International Women's Day was very fitting," said Jennifer Gray. "They were truly inspiring young ladies making a difference. They chose the Bermuda Turtle Project for their donation because they were concerned for the well-being of the many young sea turtles that live in their neighborhood bay surrounded by the mangroves. It's wonderful to see the next generation taking action and wanting to make a difference for our unique island environment."