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Flagler College visits Bermuda for Field Experience
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Though only a small private college located in St. Augustine, Florida, Flagler College has some big dreams for their students in regards to protecting and conserving the environment.


Students facing their fears through Kids on the Reef
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Awakening a sense of the wonder of the natural world in the lives of students is a vital component of the BZS Education programmes.


Reef Life HD featured on Bermuda Stamps
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

The stunning photography that is the focus of the BZS’s Bermuda Reef Life HD app will now be featured on letters and parcels posted around the world as the Bermuda Philatelic Bureau launched a new set of Bermuda Reef Fish stamps on May 21st.


Breeding Success! Tawny Frogmouth Chicks
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

There has been a lot of excitement in the Zoo over the past few months with the birth of three Tawny Frogmouth chicks.


Trunk Island Project 101 – Clearing the Invasives
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

The BZS purchase of the cottage and 2.4 acres on Trunk Island is a visionary achievement that compliments the educational mission of the BZS in so many ways.



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All the latest updates and news from the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum, and Zoo, one of Bermuda's leading visitor attractions!

Video: Aquarium Shark Released Into The Wild
Bernews
Monday, August 27, 2012

“Osbourne,” a 7-year-old Galapagos shark, was released into the wild in March of this year after spending the past 6 years at the Bermuda Aquarium.

Local filmmaker Milton Raposo captured the process:

Click here to view local filmmaker Milton Rasposo's video "Osbourne's Day Out: North Rock Tank to North Rock".

The 6½ foot long shark was released back into the wild for “health reasons”. Last year Osbourne started developing a rubbed rostrum (nose) in the tank due to competition from the grouper.

Aquarium staff tried to reduce the aggression between the two through various training methods but were unsuccessful and as such plans were made to return the shark to the wild this summer. However, the hostility between the grouper and shark escalated and the shark’s condition deteriorated. College grants.

With assistance from Dr Neil Burnie and Mr. Choy Aming from the Bermuda Shark Project, Aquarium staff and volunteers moved the shark onto a fast boat using a specially made sling and placed it in a shark transport box.