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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!
A group of students from Bermuda College and New York’s St. John’s University has spent most of the past fortnight exploring the Island as part of a course to “Discover Bermuda.”
The course—now in its third year—is hosted by the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo (BAMZ) and Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS), and funded by a generous private donation from a board member of the Atlantic Conservation Partnership (ACP), a US not-for-profit 501c3 affiliated with BAMZ.
It brings together a dozen St. John’s University and eight Bermuda College students to spend 10 days travelling around Bermuda to learn about its fragile ecosystem, environmental challenges and sustainable success stories, as well as the Island’s economy, shared cultural history and socio-economic challenges.
The three-credit university course, supported by ACP director Joseph C. Smetana and led by St. John’s Professor Dr. Frank Cantelmo includes an intensive schedule of fieldtrips and lectures.
“It gives us an opportunity to highlight our island environment and everything that’s unique about it as a microcosm of the world,” says Dr. Ian Walker, Principal Curator of Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo and an executive board member of BZS and ACP.
The students have toured natural areas such as Southlands and Walsingham Caves (“Tom Moore’s Jungle”), taken boat trips to snorkel offshore at North Rock, and visited industrial areas such as BELCo and the Tyne’s Bay Solid Waste Facility.
Course lectures have been led by experts from a host of organisations, including the Bermuda National Trust, Bermuda Government, Bermuda College, BEST, BELCO, Family Centre, BZS and BAMZ. Scientists and other lecturers have given students a variety of perspectives on the uniqueness of ocean islands, their value, and the challenges they face, using Bermuda as an example.
“We’re very proud of the course and excited we can offer it in conjunction with St. John’s University and the Bermuda College,” says Dr. Walker. “It is of tremendous interest to these young people and their comments prove to us they are gaining critical environmental understanding about Bermuda and other island ecosystems.”
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.