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Seal Named “Northlands”, Set To Leave IslandMonday, March 20, 2023
The seal who was found on Clearwater Beach last month has officially been named Northlands — with Ruby Dill naming the seal after her granddaughter’s school — and Northlands will soon be traveling to the USA with the aim he continue his rehabilitation before being released back into the wild.
Plans Being Made To Send Seal To The USA
Saturday, March 18, 2023
The seal that was found in Bermuda last month — which is only a few weeks old — is “eating six pounds of fish a day, gaining weight, and generally doing well,” and plans are being made to send him to the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, with the same facility that accepted the seal that was found here in 2019, set to assist again.
BZS Trunk Island Cottage Receives Upgrade!
Friday, March 17, 2023
Thanks to the unwavering support of our donors, the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) has recently completed renovations to the cottage on Trunk Island – the BZS Living Classroom, the jewel in the crown of BZS education. The renovations have expanded the footprint of the current island classroom to encompass an expansion of the sheltered porches for outdoor learning while also providing storage areas for teaching tools.
Over 500 People Attend Lionfish Chowder Event
Friday, February 24, 2023
Chiko&T’s Restaurant won both the People’s Choice and Judge’s Awards at the BZS Lionfish Chowder competition, while The Cloud at the Waterfront, Wahoo’s Bistro, the Loren and the Spot Restaurant claimed second and third place honours.
HSBC Announced as Lead Sponsor of BZS Micro Forest Project
Monday, February 20, 2023
With the impacts of climate change being felt more and more each year, the need for reforestation projects has arguably never been more important and urgent. The Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) today announced that HSBC has thrown its weight behind increasing Bermuda’s biodiversity, as Lead Sponsor of the BZS Micro Forest Project – Bermuda's Official Micro Forest Initiative.
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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!
By Simon Jones
Published Oct 13, 2014 at 8:00 am (Updated Oct 12, 2014 at 11:38 pm)
BAMZ will be renovating their roof and their tanks to the Aquarium. The building, which was orginally constructed in the 1920's, will be getting an update and makeover in the next six months, to improve the facility. Wildlife from the tanks have been moved to holding tanks outside. (Photos by Nicola Muirhead)
Dr. Ian Walker stands on the walkway that looks over the tanks of the aquarium
and discusses the rennovations that will be taking place these next six months.
The building, which was orginally constructed in the 1920's, will geting an update and
makeover to improver the facility. In the meant time, wildlife from the tanks have been
moved to holding tanks outside. (Photo by Nicola Muirhead)
More than 1,000 fish, crustaceans and corals have been temporarily re-homed as work on the Aquarium Hall began this week.
Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo staff used buckets and barrels to carefully relocate the rich array of the hall’s colourful inhabitants.
They have now all been moved to new and secure tanks on the premises while construction work on the hall begins on Monday.
BAMZ Curator, Ian Walker, said the major operation to relocate everything from moral eels to Pompano fish to Slipper lobsters had been a success.
And he said he was ecstatic about the prospect of the aquarium getting a long overdue facelift.
“I can not commend my staff enough for the work they have put in this week,” he said. “We have been working around the clock moving the fish and all the other marine life out of the hall and into tanks in other parts of the property.
“It has taken five full days and it all went according to plan.
“The important thing I want members of the public to know is that all of these marine species will be taken care of just as they were before, it will just be taking place behind the scenes.”
Construction firm, Sunrise Construction, are due to arrive on site on Monday.
And over the coming months a new self supporting roof will be built over the hall and extensive refurbishment will be carried out inside.
During the construction period it is hoped that the Northrock tank will be able to remain open for the majority of the time.
While the aquarium shop will be moved behind the bathroom facilities into an eduction room.
The work is scheduled to be completed by March 2015.
“It is a huge project, but it’s very exciting too,” Dr Walker said. “It is going to look amazing and I am ecstatic that we are now underway.
“This project has been in the planning for more than five years so a lot of thought has gone into it.
“Although the position of tanks and the appearance of the hall will remain pretty much as they are now, the whole area will be given a major facelift.
“During the construction process the tanks will remain full of water and oxygenated so that the algae and other animals that have grown over the last few decades also remain alive.
“I can’t wait to see what it looks like in March when all the work is done.”