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Sea Turtle Nest Found On Beach, 15 HatchingsMonday, August 17, 2015
The beach at Alexandra Battery in St. George’s is currently closed to public use as a turtle nest was discovered yesterday on the beach, and 15 hatchlings have been found.
Debris Thrown In Ocean Harming Sea Turtles
Monday, August 17, 2015
Residents are being urged not to throw debris into the ocean after another sea turtle was found dead recently.
THE CLASSROOM COMES TO LIFE FOR JAYSUN PAYNTER
Monday, August 17, 2015
What started out as an ordinary summer Sunday morning has turned into the anticipation of an exciting event for one nine-year-old St. George’s boy. Jaysun Paynter, who lives across the street from the Alexandra Batteray beach, tells Today in Bermuda that yesterday started out like every other weekend at home with his parents and siblings
Bringing Bermuda’s legends to life
Thursday, August 06, 2015
Bermuda’s myths and legends are being brought vividly to life thanks to a creative collaboration by Rockfire Productions.
28 Teams Take Part In BZS Reef Watch Event
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Although the weather may not have fully cooperated on Saturday, June 27th, the Bermuda Zoological Society’s annual REEF Watch citizen science initiative, sponsored by Hiscox, has proven to be another successful year.
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Jonathan Bell
Published Jan 16, 2018 at 8:00 am (Updated Jan 16, 2018 at 6:41 am)
HSBC volunteers help a Bermuda Zoological society team clean up
Cloverdale Pond in Smith's (Photograph supplied)
Two ponds have been cleaned up courtesy of an island conservation programme.
Cloverdale Pond in Smith’s and Southampton’s Evan’s Pond, a refuge for endangered species, were improved through the Bermuda Zoological Society’s wetlands remediation programme.
The scheme, which became the HSBC global water programme for Bermuda in 2014, was designed to remove toxic petroleum compounds from ponds.
The build-up of the poisonous hydrocarbons is a threat to the island’s two endemic killifish species, as well as native diamondback terrapins, which are a protected species.
The compounds, which come from oil, water runoff and vehicle exhausts, can be broken down by bacteria when the pond sediments are aerated.
The two-year grant from HSBC allowed the proposal to be tested in the field.
Volunteers also took part, with help from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
The BZS said Cloverdale was chosen first because of its small size, its “known severe effects on wildlife” and the absence of protected species in the water.
Evan’s Pond was selected as the second test site because of its small population of killifish.
The ponds were divided into sections and aerated for six to eight hours a day with solar powered compressors.
Hydrocarbon levels saw a major reduction over the course of a year.
The next site for remediation is the South Pond at the Mid Ocean golf course, where the hatching of diamondback terrapins has been hampered by pollution.