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Zoo proves an inspirationThursday, May 25, 2017
Bermuda Centre for Creative Learning teachers were recently contemplating how to inspire their students to create a non-fiction children’s information book.
USCGC cutter Eagle arrives
Thursday, May 18, 2017
The United States Coast Guard cutter Eagle arrived in Bermuda today as part of its 2017 cadet summer training deployment.
BEST’s fear over turtle relocation
Monday, May 15, 2017
The relocation of turtles for the America’s Cup presents a host of ethical dilemmas, according to environmentalist Stuart Hayward.
BEST: ‘Ethical Dilemmas’ With Turtle Relocation
Friday, May 12, 2017
] “The planned temporary relocating of turtles — certainly with the turtles’ interest at heart — from the America’s Cup main racecourse, poses a number of environmental and ethical dilemmas,” BEST said today.
Government responds to turtle concerns
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Government has defended the decision to relocate turtles from the Great Sound during the America’s Cup after questions were raised by Greenrock.
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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."