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Aquarium celebrates World Oceans Day
Tuesday, June 03, 2014

World Oceans Day will be marked on Saturday with a free open house at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.


World Oceans Day Open House Set For June 7
Monday, June 02, 2014

The Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo will play host to the World Oceans Day Open House on Saturday, June 7 from 10.00am through 3.00pm, with a series of family-friendly events set to take place throughout the day, all at no cost.


Clarien to establish new charitable trust
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Bermuda’s newest banking group, Clarien Bank Ltd, is establishing a new charitable trust to benefit Bermuda charities.


Clarien Bank announces cash grants to four charities
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Today, Clarien Bank Limited, “Clarien Bank” announced the first of its 2014 charitable donations


Clarien Bank Awards Cash Grants To Charities
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Clarien Bank has revealed the first of its 2014 charitable donations, with several Bermuda charities benefiting, including The Menuhin Foundation, The Reading Clinic, The Bermuda Zoological Society, and The Family Centre.



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Flying visit for rare bird
Royal Gazette
Monday, January 22, 2018


News Staff
Published Jan 22, 2018 at 8:00 am (Updated Jan 22, 2018 at 12:03 am)

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Rare bird: a northern gannet flies over St George’s Harbour (Photograph by Andrew Dobson)

One of the largest plunge divers in the world made a rare and spectacular appearance off the North Shore.

A northern gannet, which boasts a wingspan of 6ft, was spotted fishing off the coastline and in St George’s Harbour.

According to the Bermuda Audubon Society, its dive from height into the ocean came as a treat for local birders and residents of St George’s.

Northern gannets are native to North America. However, they winter along the whole of the North American coast, including the Gulf of Mexico.

President of the Bermuda Audubon Society, Andrew Dobson, said, “It does not occur annually in Bermuda and most records have been of immature birds.

“Gannets take four to five years to attain their all-white plumage with black wing tips, so this is an experienced bird driven out into the ocean by recent storms.”

Mr Dobson said a second adult bird was found this month off the coast in Somerset. It was taken to the rehabilitation facility at Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo but did not survive.

Mr Dobson will deliver his annual illustrated bird lecture at Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute on Tuesday, January 30, at 7.30pm.

It is titled “2018: Year of the Bird”.