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Siblings share a passion for animalsFriday, July 26, 2013
A passion for animals led siblings Peter and Kate Cooper to become volunteers with the Bermuda Zoological Society.
Baby 'pygmy' sperm whale found dead
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
What is believed to be a baby pygmy sperm whale was found washed up dead in the shallows off Nonsuch Island.
Kids on the Reef returns for a third year
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Dr Sterrer to give a lecture on Island’s biodiversity
Thursday, July 11, 2013
A local natural history expert will explore some of the miraculous ways that Bermuda’s plants and animals found their way to the Island, tomorrow evening at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute (BUEI).
Kids on the Reef returns for a third year
Monday, July 08, 2013
On the way out to North Rock the young people in the boat started to wonder why they had come. Despite having lived on an Island their whole lives, most of them had never been out of sight of land. They were nervous and spent the ride worrying about currents, sharks, the weather, and the depth of the ocean.
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Camilla Stringer
January saw the re-launch of the Natural History Course.
The education department at BZS decided to change the format of their popular course of lectures and field-trips, so that it is now been split into modules. Instead of 10 lectures and 5 field-trips over 5 weeks, the structure was changed to 2-week modules comprising of 2 evenings of lectures and 2 field-trips. The course has been offered in this format since the beginning of the Spring and have proved to be much more effective and popular with attendees.
Themes explored so far include Bermuda's Beginnings, Bermuda's Marine and Terrestrial Vertebrates, and Man's Impact - for Better or Worse. A total of 31 teachers attended one or more of the modules offered this spring, and between them earned 268 Professional Development hours.
One of the highlights was the visit to Nonsuch Island, where the attendees learned about the restoration work that has gone into creating the Living Museum. Participants also had an opportunity to observe Jeremy Madeiros at work feeding the Cahow chicks that have been translocated to the island.
New modules will be scheduled in the fall. Topics will include the island's avifauna and marine environment and the course is open to the public, as well as teachers aiming to gain professional development hours.
For more information about the Natural History Courses, please contact Camilla Stringer at seniorschool.bzs@gov.bm or call (441) 293-2727 ext. 2134