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Turtles show their faces on Church StreetSaturday, October 13, 2018
The Bermuda Post Office has marked the 50th anniversary of the Bermuda Turtle Project with a series of postal panels featuring special stamps.
Mandu can see clearly again after surgery
Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Last month ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Leonard Teye-Botchway, operated on the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo’s Parma Wallaby, Mandu, removing his luxated lens that was causing fluid build-up and dangerous pressure to form in his eye.
Reid, Dowling, Hill, Godfrey Awarded Scholarships
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
The Bermuda Zoological Society has selected the recipients of the Steinhoff/BZS scholarship and, for the first time, the Pye Scholarship, with Amber Reid, Ryan Dowling, Archer Hill and Jessica Godfrey all being awarded scholarships.
Oldest seal at BAMZ dies aged 35
Thursday, August 30, 2018
The oldest harbour seal at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo has died at the age of 35.
‘Bermuda Adventure’ continues
Tuesday, August 07, 2018
A pilot programme of community celebration, organised by the group Imagine Bermuda, marked a success at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
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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 Raymond Hainey
Published Jun 3, 2014 at 8:00 am
World Oceans Day will be marked on Saturday with a free open house at the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.
The BAMZ will join with hundreds of similar institutions around the world to celebrate the seas.
A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS), one of two charities which support the BAMZ, said: “Our desire is to raise awareness about the crucial role the ocean plays in Bermuda’s existence and the increasingly critical need for each of us to help conserve its wonders and resources.”
Doors at BAMZ open at 10am and the day will feature a range of activities, including ocean-themed crafts for youngsters and feeding time for the animals.
The event will also feature the “Get Salty!” breath-holding competition, while BAMZ junior volunteers will chip in with snack concessions, which will also help raise cash for a field trip to Costa Rica.
The spokeswoman added that a wide variety of educational displays from conservation societies, including the Sargasso Sea Alliance, the Ocean Support Foundation, Greenrock, Blue Halo, the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and Government departments.
The spokeswoman added: “Guests will be able to learn more about these important organisations and services first hand from people who work in the field.”
The event is timed to coincide with World Oceans Day on Sunday, June 8.