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Whale researcher using aerial footageTuesday, May 08, 2018
Whale researcher Andrew Stevenson will use unique aerial footage for a follow-up to his acclaimed documentary Where the Whales Sing.
Parrotfish Checkup
Wednesday, May 02, 2018
When new fish arrive at BAMZ, they must first undergo a minimum of 30 days quarantine in order to diagnose any marine parasites which, if left untreated, can infect the other inhabitants of the aquarium hall tanks.
Sheldon the baby Loggerhead turtle
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
This is Sheldon, a juvenile loggerhead turtle.
A Lucky resident of North Rock
Friday, April 27, 2018
If you have recently visited the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo (BAMZ), you may have noticed two new additions to the North Rock habitat; a green turtle and a rainbow parrot fish.
Aming: Likely The Same Shark Being Seen
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Following the recent shark sightings, local expert Choy Aming said he is “almost positive that the same hammerhead is being spotted repeatedly” and explained that hammerheads “are quite docile and are not really a threat to people” and “noted that this may be the only hammerhead you see in Bermuda in your life.”
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Bermuda’s new Governor George Fergusson today [June 1] helped Bermuda Zoological Society [BZS] launch its annual “Flamingo Flocking Fun-raiser” on the Government House lawn.
Throughout June, the support charity for Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo [BAMZ] is offering flocks of plastic flamingos to private and corporate participants who wish to surprise relatives, friends and colleagues by paying to have the birds planted on lawns or in office lobbies.
At the official launch event, Governor Fergusson cut a hot-pink ribbon to “release” the flock to start roosting around the Island. From left: Governor Fergusson, BZS volunteer Jennifer Chisnall and Dr. Ian Walker, Principal Curator of Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo.
“We hope the whole Bermuda community will be ‘Tickled Pink’ to support this campaign—which, although fun, has a very serious purpose: all funds raised will benefit BZS environmental education programmes for children,” said BZS President Richard Winchell.
To take part, just call the Flamingo Flocking Hotline at 293-2727 extension 2130 or email bzsflamingoflocking@hotmail.com. Every evening, members of the BZS Flocking Crew will deliver a flock of the bright plastic birds to the lawn or office of unsuspecting targets, where they will remain for 24 hours. Residential Flocking costs $70 to sponsor; Corporate Flocking $250—or book the whole flock of 150 birds for $1,000.
You can even support the project by not taking part. Folks averse to tacky pink flamingos or just prone to privacy can protect themselves by purchasing “Anti-Flocking Insurance.” The fee guarantees the flock will never roost on your lawn as it migrates around Bermuda over the next month.
Funds raised during the campaign support BZS’s free conservation-education programmes, which include classes at BAMZ, marine expeditions to coral reefs and seagrass beds, fieldtrips to national parks around Bermuda, and holiday and afterschool camps and nature encounters. More than 6,000 students of all ages benefit annually from the year-round programmes, which are run under the BZS mission “to educate tomorrow’s environmentalists.”
Bermuda’s love affair with pink flamingos began years ago:
* In 1954, a captive propagation of flamingos began at BAMZ;
* The first flamingo hatching happened in 1967;
* BAMZ-bred flamingos were reintroduced to Anegada, British Virgin Islands in 1992;
* After escaping for the second time in September 2003 [its first escape and recapture was 16 years earlier], “Flo” the vagrant flamingo was caught at Warwick Pond and returned to the Zoo’s flock in 2004.
Today the long-necked pink flamingos are still one of the most popular attractions at BAMZ. BZS is the support charity for Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo, funding a full slate of education programmes, conservation and research projects, exhibits and community outreach events. BAMZ is a Bermuda government institution within the Department of Conservation Services.