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Azu Beastro: Introducing Arugula and Chef Sam CrewWednesday, July 01, 2015
From the fresh local farm produce, to the fresh herbs being grown right on the café’s patio overlooking Harrington Sound, diners at the Azu Beastro are certain to be delighted with the delectable options being created by the restaurant’s new concession holder, Arugula.
The Trunk Island Campaign: Investing in the Future
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
It was once unusual for the formal education of children to occur anywhere besides within the four-walls of the classroom, but today, there is a broader view on how teaching should occur, taking into account the whole child and diverse learning needs.
Creating Innovative Classes to Enhance School Curriculum
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
There has been increasing interest in educational circles in developing interdisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programmes that not only teach students about scientific method in the classroom, but also how it can be applied in real life experiences.
Curator’s Corner
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
Firstly, we’d like to thank you for your patience over the last several months. The replacement of the Aquarium roof has gone very well and we’re extraordinarily happy with the end product.
Scholarship recipient tracking Longtails
Wednesday, July 01, 2015
BZS/Steinhoff Scholarship recipient Miguel Mejias, a Biology student at Memorial University in St. John’s, Newfoundland, has been undertaking some very interesting and exciting research on White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus catesbyi), better known to most Bermudians as the “Longtail”.
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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.